Chapter 16 of Three Thousand Dollars is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Three Thousand Dollars is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand. She was white as death and greatly excited. Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol. "Time is galloping," he remarked. She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
Chapter 16 of Three Thousand Dollars is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/9 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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marked by skill in deception
From this reading “Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.”
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.”
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading “"Time is galloping," he remarked.”
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading “She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.”
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading “Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.”
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading “Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.”
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading “Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.”
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 “She was white as death and greatly excited.”
In this reading “She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
confined by bonds
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
marked by skill in deception
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
-ing form of “gallop” — ride at a galloping pace
From this reading "Time is galloping," he remarked.
a short labored intake of breath with the mouth open
From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
the act of grasping
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Time is galloping," he remarked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Time is galloping," he remarked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
a firearm that is held and fired with one hand
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading "Time is galloping," he remarked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
deliver by singing
From this reading She gave a gasp, opened her lips and essayed to sing.
be standing; be upright
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Time is galloping," he remarked.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading Watching her curiously, the crafty villain noted the quick throbbing of her throat and the feverish grip on the pistol.
a Caucasian
From this reading She was white as death and greatly excited.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_It was not paper I meant to have_" With a bound she took her stand.
Chapter 16 of Three Thousand Dollars by Anna Katharine Green holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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 49 sentences of Three Thousand Dollars, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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