Chapter 14 of Ada, the Betrayed is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Ada, the Betrayed is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart. Learmont’s Visit to the Chequers.—The Sleeping Smith. The Search.—The Assignation.—Britton’s Surprise and Exaltation. The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder. From Twelve to One. The Murder. After the Murder.
Chapter 14 of Ada, the Betrayed is here in full — 7 sentences across 2 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “ada” — an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading “Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.”
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading “Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.”
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
the state of being asleep
From this reading “Learmont’s Visit to the Chequers.—The Sleeping Smith.”
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading “The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.”
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In this reading “Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.”
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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 Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
possessive form of “ada” — an enzyme found in mammals that can catalyze the deamination of adenosine into inosine and ammonia
From this reading Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
later than; following
From this reading After the Murder.
prince consort of Queen Victoria of England (1819-1861)
From this reading Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Search.—The Assignation.—Britton’s Surprise and Exaltation.
a secret rendezvous (especially between lovers)
From this reading The Search.—The Assignation.—Britton’s Surprise and Exaltation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Search.—The Assignation.—Britton’s Surprise and Exaltation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Learmont’s Visit to the Chequers.—The Sleeping Smith.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
being one more than ten
From this reading The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading The Search.—The Assignation.—Britton’s Surprise and Exaltation.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From Twelve to One.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Learmont’s Visit to the Chequers.—The Sleeping Smith.
possessive form of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From Twelve to One.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading The Search.—The Assignation.—Britton’s Surprise and Exaltation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Learmont’s Visit to the Chequers.—The Sleeping Smith.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading Learmont’s Visit to the Chequers.—The Sleeping Smith.
characterized by or preferring solitude
From this reading The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The Search.—The Assignation.—Britton’s Surprise and Exaltation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ada’s Faith in Albert Seyton.—The Confidence of a Generous Heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Learmont’s Visit to the Chequers.—The Sleeping Smith.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading From Twelve to One.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Learmont’s Visit to the Chequers.—The Sleeping Smith.
look attentively
From this reading The Hour of Eleven.—Gray in His Solitary Home.—The Lover’s Watch.—The Eve of the Murder.
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