Chapter 6 of A Perilous Secret is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of A Perilous Secret is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE. Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley. One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him. He admired its power. Mary told him it had saved her life once.
Chapter 6 of A Perilous Secret is here in full — 222 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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regarded with admiration
From this reading “He admired its power.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.”
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading “One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.”
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading “Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.”
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “He admired its power.”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.”
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading “Mary told him it had saved her life once.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.”
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regarded with admiration
From this reading He admired its power.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary told him it had saved her life once.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He admired its power.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary told him it had saved her life once.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading He admired its power.
an expanse of scenery that can be seen in a single view
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Mary told him it had saved her life once.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.
on one occasion
From this reading Mary told him it had saved her life once.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading He admired its power.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Mary told him it had saved her life once.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Mary told him it had saved her life once.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading THE COURSE OF TRUE LOVE.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day that Walter called she was looking through it at the landscape, and handed it to him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Hope left his powerful opera-glass with Mary Bartley.
Chapter 6 of A Perilous Secret by Charles Reade holds 222 sentences, grouped into 45 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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