Chapter 4 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes." That was the doctor's verdict. "He is still quite warm." The doctor looked at me. "What do you know about the matter?"
Chapter 4 of The Woman with One Hand, and Mr. Ely's Engagement is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a name that has been assumed temporarily
From this reading “THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."”
possessing life
From this reading “THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “That was the doctor's verdict.”
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “That was the doctor's verdict.”
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."”
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading “That was the doctor's verdict.”
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading “"He is still quite warm."”
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading “THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “The doctor looked at me.”
In this reading “"What do you know about the matter?"”
In this reading “"What do you know about the matter?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "What do you know about the matter?"
a name that has been assumed temporarily
From this reading THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."
possessing life
From this reading THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The doctor looked at me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you know about the matter?"
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor looked at me.
possessive form of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading That was the doctor's verdict.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is still quite warm."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is still quite warm."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "What do you know about the matter?"
immediately past
From this reading THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The doctor looked at me.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What do you know about the matter?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The doctor looked at me.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "He is still quite warm."
not in physical motion
From this reading "He is still quite warm."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was the doctor's verdict.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."
(law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment
From this reading That was the doctor's verdict.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "He is still quite warm."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you know about the matter?"
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE ALIAS "This man was alive within the last few minutes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you know about the matter?"
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