Chapter 15 of Through the Wall is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Through the Wall is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil. "Yes." "You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?" "Yes, but afterwards I changed my mind. My husband had nothing to do with it.
Chapter 15 of Through the Wall is here in full — 241 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “"Yes, but afterwards I changed my mind.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “"You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?"”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “"Yes, but afterwards I changed my mind.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.”
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading “PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.”
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happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "Yes, but afterwards I changed my mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, but afterwards I changed my mind.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading "You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?"
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?"
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "Yes, but afterwards I changed my mind.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My husband had nothing to do with it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?"
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My husband had nothing to do with it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?"
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, but afterwards I changed my mind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My husband had nothing to do with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?"
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Yes, but afterwards I changed my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes, but afterwards I changed my mind.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading My husband had nothing to do with it.
a human being
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
obscene terms for female genitals
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My husband had nothing to do with it.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
at the time that
From this reading "You told M. Kittredge when you called for him in the cab that you thought your husband guilty?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My husband had nothing to do with it.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading PUSSY WILMOTT'S CONFESSION "Then your husband was the person you thought guilty that night?" questioned Coquenil.
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