Chapter 9 of The Woman of Mystery is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of The Woman of Mystery is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish: "The poor angel!" he thought. "What she must have gone through! And this is only the beginning of the road that led to her death.
Chapter 9 of The Woman of Mystery is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “"The poor angel!" he thought.”
extreme mental distress
From this reading “A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:”
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading “A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:”
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:”
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading “A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:”
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading “A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:”
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading “A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this is only the beginning of the road that led to her death.
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading "The poor angel!" he thought.
extreme mental distress
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading And this is only the beginning of the road that led to her death.
past form of “clutch” — take hold of; grab
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
affected by involuntary jerky muscular contractions; resembling a spasm
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading And this is only the beginning of the road that led to her death.
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
destroyed or killed
From this reading "What she must have gone through!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "What she must have gone through!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The poor angel!" he thought.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And this is only the beginning of the road that led to her death.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading And this is only the beginning of the road that led to her death.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "What she must have gone through!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
and nothing more
From this reading And this is only the beginning of the road that led to her death.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "The poor angel!" he thought.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading And this is only the beginning of the road that led to her death.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What she must have gone through!
a small branch or division of a branch (especially a terminal division); usually applied to branches of the current or preceding year
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And this is only the beginning of the road that led to her death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this is only the beginning of the road that led to her death.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "The poor angel!" he thought.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "What she must have gone through!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What she must have gone through!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SPRIG OF EMPIRE Paul clutched with convulsive fingers the heart-breaking diary to which Élisabeth had confided her anguish:
Chapter 9 of The Woman of Mystery by Maurice Leblanc holds 430 sentences, grouped into 86 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 430 sentences of The Woman of Mystery, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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