Chapter XV of Unnatural death, “Sharp Quillets of the Low,” is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XV
Chapter XV of Unnatural death, “Sharp Quillets of the Low,” is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey. “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too. I want to put all this family history business before him.” “Where are you dining?” “Oh, at the flat.
Chapter XV of Unnatural death, “Sharp Quillets of the Low,” is here in full — 242 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading ““_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading ““Where are you dining?””
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading ““_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading ““_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading ““Oh, at the flat.”
informal terms for a meal
From this reading ““I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading ““_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.”
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part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases
In this reading “I want to put all this family history business before him.””
In this reading ““_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.”
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From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I want to put all this family history business before him.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Oh, at the flat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I want to put all this family history business before him.”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I want to put all this family history business before him.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “Where are you dining?”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
an item of information that is typical of a class or group
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
a social unit living together
From this reading I want to put all this family history business before him.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “Oh, at the flat.
informal terms for a meal
From this reading “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want to put all this family history business before him.”
the aggregate of past events
From this reading I want to put all this family history business before him.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
prepare and issue for public distribution or sale
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, at the flat.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I want to put all this family history business before him.”
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, at the flat.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I want to put all this family history business before him.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.
the cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want to put all this family history business before him.”
in or at the place that
From this reading “Where are you dining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “_Things done without example—in their issue Are to be feared._” _Henry VIII_, 1, 2 “Murbles is coming round to dinner to-night, Charles,” said Wimsey.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Where are you dining?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish you’d stop and have grub with us too.
Chapter 15 of Unnatural death by Dorothy L. (Dorothy Leigh) Sayers holds 242 sentences, grouped into 49 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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