Chapter 15 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He paused. “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him. “It isn’t easy. Even to get at him isn’t easy. There will be delays.
Chapter 15 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading ““That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.”
plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading “There will be delays.”
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading ““It isn’t easy.”
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading ““That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading ““That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “He paused.”
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading ““That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.”
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading ““That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.”
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In this reading ““That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.”
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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 “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Even to get at him isn’t easy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There will be delays.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
plural of “delay” — time during which some action is awaited
From this reading There will be delays.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading “It isn’t easy.
divisible by two
From this reading Even to get at him isn’t easy.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Even to get at him isn’t easy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He paused.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It isn’t easy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused.
showing intellectual penetration or emotional depth
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There will be delays.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Even to get at him isn’t easy.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “That’s it,” said Lambone, roused from a profound contemplation of the two interesting faces before him.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading There will be delays.
Chapter 15 of Christina Alberta's father by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells holds 414 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 15 holds 414 sentences of Christina Alberta's father, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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