Chapter 3 of Whatsoever a Man Soweth is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Whatsoever a Man Soweth is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then you will really help me?" "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied. "You will have no fear?" "Fear of what?" "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
Chapter 3 of Whatsoever a Man Soweth is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"”
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading “"Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “"You will have no fear?"”
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading “"Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"”
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading “"Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “"Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"”
believed likely
From this reading “"Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “"Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.”
In this reading “"Fear of what?"”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "You will have no fear?"
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You will have no fear?"
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
not any; not one
From this reading "You will have no fear?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Fear of what?"
on one occasion
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
and nothing more
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
express a supposition
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
believed likely
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
express in words
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
(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 "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well," she exclaimed, hesitating, "suppose you were suspected of something--that the police believed you to be guilty of a crime?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Only tell me what you wish me to do and I'll do it at once," I replied.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then you will really help me?"
Chapter 3 of Whatsoever a Man Soweth by William Le Queux holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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