Chapter 11 of A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 11 of A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps. The woman by the window turned and came forward smiling. With a feeling of bitter disappointment Giles recoiled. It was not Anne. He had been deceived by a chance resemblance.
Chapter 11 of A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story is here in full — 294 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “It was not Anne.”
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “He had been deceived by a chance resemblance.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “With a feeling of bitter disappointment Giles recoiled.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.”
covered with water
From this reading “PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.”
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.”
past form of “recoil” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading “With a feeling of bitter disappointment Giles recoiled.”
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading “He had been deceived by a chance resemblance.”
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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 With a feeling of bitter disappointment Giles recoiled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman by the window turned and came forward smiling.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading It was not Anne.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been deceived by a chance resemblance.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading With a feeling of bitter disappointment Giles recoiled.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The woman by the window turned and came forward smiling.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The woman by the window turned and came forward smiling.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He had been deceived by a chance resemblance.
past form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading He had been deceived by a chance resemblance.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading With a feeling of bitter disappointment Giles recoiled.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
divisible by two
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading With a feeling of bitter disappointment Giles recoiled.
covered with water
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading The woman by the window turned and came forward smiling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a feeling of bitter disappointment Giles recoiled.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been deceived by a chance resemblance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was not Anne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
plural of “lamp” — an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was not Anne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
past form of “recoil” — draw back, as with fear or pain
From this reading With a feeling of bitter disappointment Giles recoiled.
similarity in appearance or external or superficial details
From this reading He had been deceived by a chance resemblance.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading The woman by the window turned and came forward smiling.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The woman by the window turned and came forward smiling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading The woman by the window turned and came forward smiling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading PRINCESS KARACSAY Even as he spoke the room was flooded with the light of the electric lamps.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman by the window turned and came forward smiling.
Chapter 11 of A Coin of Edward VII: A Detective Story by Fergus Hume holds 294 sentences, grouped into 59 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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