Chapter 25 of Bella Donna: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Bella Donna: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"That bell--" She smiled. "Oh, that wasn't Nigel! That was my French maid. She's very glorified here. She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."
Chapter 25 of Bella Donna: A Novel is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “"That bell--" She smiled.”
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading “She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."”
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading “That was my French maid.”
accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
From this reading “She's very glorified here.”
a female domestic
From this reading “That was my French maid.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “"That bell--" She smiled.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading "That bell--" She smiled.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."
the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France
From this reading That was my French maid.
accorded sacrosanct or authoritative standing
From this reading She's very glorified here.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading She's very glorified here.
a female domestic
From this reading That was my French maid.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading That was my French maid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, that wasn't Nigel!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, that wasn't Nigel!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That bell--" She smiled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She's very glorified here.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "That bell--" She smiled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That bell--" She smiled.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She makes Hamza attend upon her, hand and foot."
precisely as stated
From this reading She's very glorified here.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was my French maid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, that wasn't Nigel!
Chapter 25 of Bella Donna: A Novel by Robert Hichens holds 412 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 25 holds 412 sentences of Bella Donna: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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