Chapter 19 of Blindfolded is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of Blindfolded is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.” “In society?” I asked blandly. “I'm afraid you're a heretic, L---- Miss Knapp.” I blushed as I stumbled over her name.
Chapter 19 of Blindfolded is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a bland manner
From this reading “I asked blandly.”
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading “I blushed as I stumbled over her name.”
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading ““I'm afraid you're a heretic, L---- Miss Knapp.””
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading “MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.””
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading “MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.””
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading ““In society?””
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading “I blushed as I stumbled over her name.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.””
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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'm afraid you're a heretic, L---- Miss Knapp.”
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I'm afraid you're a heretic, L---- Miss Knapp.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I blushed as I stumbled over her name.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked blandly.
in a bland manner
From this reading I asked blandly.
past form of “blush” — turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
From this reading I blushed as I stumbled over her name.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I blushed as I stumbled over her name.
a person who holds religious beliefs in conflict with the dogma of the Roman Catholic Church
From this reading “I'm afraid you're a heretic, L---- Miss Knapp.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I asked blandly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm afraid you're a heretic, L---- Miss Knapp.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “In society?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm afraid you're a heretic, L---- Miss Knapp.”
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading “I'm afraid you're a heretic, L---- Miss Knapp.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I'm afraid you're a heretic, L---- Miss Knapp.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I blushed as I stumbled over her name.
above and across; more than
From this reading I blushed as I stumbled over her name.
gradual improvement or growth or development
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
express in words
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
to a severe or serious degree
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading “In society?”
past form of “stumble” — walk unsteadily
From this reading I blushed as I stumbled over her name.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
precisely as stated
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading MAKING PROGRESS “You really don't mean it,” said Luella severely, “and it's very wrong to say what you don't mean.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm afraid you're a heretic, L---- Miss Knapp.”
Chapter 19 of Blindfolded by Earle Ashley Walcott holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 19 holds 245 sentences of Blindfolded, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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