Chapter 20 of A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes. “I have got a letter, a most gratifying one. My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me. May I read you his letter?” “Oh, yes.”
Chapter 20 of A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day is here in full — 80 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.”
command with authority
From this reading “My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.”
highly enthusiastic
From this reading “NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.”
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading ““I have got a letter, a most gratifying one.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading ““I have got a letter, a most gratifying one.”
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading “My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.”
plural of “reply” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.”
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading “NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.”
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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 “I have got a letter, a most gratifying one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
command with authority
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
opinion or judgment
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
highly enthusiastic
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I have got a letter, a most gratifying one.
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading “I have got a letter, a most gratifying one.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “I have got a letter, a most gratifying one.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading May I read you his letter?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I have got a letter, a most gratifying one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “I have got a letter, a most gratifying one.
plural of “line” — a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading May I read you his letter?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
used to form the superlative
From this reading “I have got a letter, a most gratifying one.
a form of address for a man
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “I have got a letter, a most gratifying one.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading May I read you his letter?”
plural of “reply” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
shining with brilliant points of light like stars
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My friend called on Mr. Rolfe, and gave him my lines; and he replies direct to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading NEXT morning in came Mr. Angelo, with glowing cheeks and sparkling eyes.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading May I read you his letter?”
Chapter 20 of A Terrible Temptation: A Story of To-Day by Charles Reade holds 80 sentences, grouped into 16 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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