Chapter 3 of A Millionaire of Yesterday is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of A Millionaire of Yesterday is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a moment Monty stood as though dazed. Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided. He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent. “Her picture! My little girl's picture!
Chapter 3 of A Millionaire of Yesterday is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading “For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.”
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading “Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “My little girl's picture!”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.”
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading “Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.”
with low volume
From this reading “He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.”
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading “Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.”
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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 For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
in a state of mental numbness especially as resulting from shock
From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading My little girl's picture!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Her picture!
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading My little girl's picture!
a particular point in time
From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
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From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My little girl's picture!
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “Her picture!
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
with low volume
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
past form of “subside” — wear off or die down
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For a moment Monty stood as though dazed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He stood quite silent, muttering softly to himself, his eyes fixed upon Trent.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Then the excitement which had shone in his face slowly subsided.
Chapter 3 of A Millionaire of Yesterday by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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