Chapter 4 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE EXPLOSION. Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON. The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around. It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom! It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!
Chapter 4 of Tried for Her Life is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading “Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON.”
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading “It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!”
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading “AFTER THE EXPLOSION.”
third-person singular of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading “Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON.”
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!”
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading “It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!”
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!”
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading “Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON.”
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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In this reading “The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.”
spring suddenly
In this reading “It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!”
In this reading “It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE EXPLOSION.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON.
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON.
decree or designate beforehand
From this reading It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!
a violent release of energy caused by a chemical or nuclear reaction
From this reading AFTER THE EXPLOSION.
third-person singular of “extend” — extend in scope or range or area
From this reading Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON.
plural of “fire” — the event of something burning (often destructive)
From this reading It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
brought together in one place
From this reading It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON.
intense and profound fear
From this reading Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
plural of “negro” — a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
an estate where cash crops are grown on a large scale (especially in tropical areas)
From this reading It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE EXPLOSION.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It stunned the plantation negroes gathered around their cabin fires!
United States classical archaeologist (born in Canada) noted for leading the excavation of the Athenian agora (1906-2000)
From this reading Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON.
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
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From this reading It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It burst upon the unsheltered wayfarers like the crack of doom!
at the time that
From this reading The thunder of the explosion, when the old Haunted Chapel was blown up, was heard for many miles around.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading Horror wide extends Her desolate domain!--THOMPSON.
Chapter 4 of Tried for Her Life by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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