Chapter 25 of Blindfolded is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Blindfolded is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile. “What have I been doing now?” I asked. “That is what you are to tell me. Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
Chapter 25 of Blindfolded is here in full — 236 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.”
pleasing or delighting
From this reading “A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.”
not prudent or wise
From this reading “A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.”
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading “Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.”
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading “Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.”
a vivid mental image
From this reading “A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.”
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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 A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “What have I been doing now?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading “What have I been doing now?”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What have I been doing now?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What have I been doing now?”
not prudent or wise
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That is what you are to tell me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
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From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That is what you are to tell me.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “What have I been doing now?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
a human being
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
an act of economizing; reduction in cost
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
express in words
From this reading “That is what you are to tell me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “That is what you are to tell me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “That is what you are to tell me.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
a just detectable amount
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
precisely as stated
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
a vivid mental image
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What have I been doing now?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
but in spite of that
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A VISION OF THE NIGHT “You are a very imprudent person,” said Luella, smiling, yet with a most charming trace of anxiety under the smile.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Papa told us a little about your saving his life and his plans this morning, but he was so very short about it.
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