Chapter 16 of The Yazoo Mystery: A Novel is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 16 of The Yazoo Mystery: A Novel is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times. He seemed amazed as well as incredulous. Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy. "Bully stuff!" he exclaimed. Then he read it aloud: "The larger sample of color received.
Chapter 16 of The Yazoo Mystery: A Novel is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “He seemed amazed as well as incredulous.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “"Bully stuff!" he exclaimed.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.”
hold firmly
From this reading “Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.”
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
From this reading “He seemed amazed as well as incredulous.”
large or big relative to something else
From this reading “Then he read it aloud: "The larger sample of color received.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.”
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading “Then he read it aloud: "The larger sample of color received.”
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 “STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.”
In this reading “Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.”
In this reading “STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.”
In this reading “Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading Then he read it aloud: "The larger sample of color received.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading He seemed amazed as well as incredulous.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He seemed amazed as well as incredulous.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading "Bully stuff!" he exclaimed.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Then he read it aloud: "The larger sample of color received.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Bully stuff!" he exclaimed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
hold firmly
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seemed amazed as well as incredulous.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
not disposed or willing to believe; unbelieving
From this reading He seemed amazed as well as incredulous.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Then he read it aloud: "The larger sample of color received.
set afire or burning
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading Then he read it aloud: "The larger sample of color received.
a small part of something intended as representative of the whole
From this reading Then he read it aloud: "The larger sample of color received.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading He seemed amazed as well as incredulous.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
having a supporting base
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading "Bully stuff!" he exclaimed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he read it aloud: "The larger sample of color received.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading STANDING in the middle of the floor Hiram read the missive several times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He seemed amazed as well as incredulous.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Finally, as he read it with evident desire to grasp its meaning thoroughly, his face lighted up with joy.
Chapter 16 of The Yazoo Mystery: A Novel by Irving Craddock holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 16 holds 79 sentences of The Yazoo Mystery: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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