Chapter 14 of Charles Rex is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Charles Rex is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest. "Where is she? And how is she getting on?" It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine. Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.
Chapter 14 of Charles Rex is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading “It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.”
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading “THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.”
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
From this reading “THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest.”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.”
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading “It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.”
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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 It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how is she getting on?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading And how is she getting on?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how is she getting on?"
a material effigy that is worshipped
From this reading THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is she?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And how is she getting on?"
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.
playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)
From this reading THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is she?
plural of “shower” — a plumbing fixture that sprays water over you
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
the season of growth
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
the rays of the sun
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest.
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading Maud sat in a basket-chair on the verandah and regarded him with puzzled eyes.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the Sunday afternoon of his promised visit, a day soft with spring showers and fleeting sunshine.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is she?
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE IDOL "Well?" said Saltash with quizzical interest.
Chapter 14 of Charles Rex by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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 14 holds 258 sentences of Charles Rex, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
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