Chapter 15 of Within an Inch of His Life is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Within an Inch of His Life is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"O God!" murmured Dionysia. "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat. "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system. Ah! if luckily there should be an _alibi_. He ought to make haste, great haste, to establish it.
Chapter 15 of Within an Inch of His Life is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading “"I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.”
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
set up or found
From this reading “He ought to make haste, great haste, to establish it.”
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading “He ought to make haste, great haste, to establish it.”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “"I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.”
by good fortune
From this reading “Ah! if luckily there should be an _alibi_.”
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading “"I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “"I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.”
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acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
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From this reading Ah! if luckily there should be an _alibi_.
(law) a defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question
From this reading Ah! if luckily there should be an _alibi_.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Ah! if luckily there should be an _alibi_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
an orgiastic festival in ancient Greece in honor of Dionysus (= Bacchus)
From this reading "O God!" murmured Dionysia.
set up or found
From this reading He ought to make haste, great haste, to establish it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "O God!" murmured Dionysia.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He ought to make haste, great haste, to establish it.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
overly eager speed (and possible carelessness)
From this reading He ought to make haste, great haste, to establish it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He ought to make haste, great haste, to establish it.
by good fortune
From this reading Ah! if luckily there should be an _alibi_.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
engage in
From this reading He ought to make haste, great haste, to establish it.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "O God!" murmured Dionysia.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O God!" murmured Dionysia.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading He ought to make haste, great haste, to establish it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Ah! if luckily there should be an _alibi_.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Ah! if luckily there should be an _alibi_.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading "I think, that, if M. de Boiscoran is innocent, he has adopted an unfortunate system.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I think, therefore, with my honorable brother"-- And M. Magloire bowed to M. Folgat.
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