Chapter 41 of Condensed Novels is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 41 of Condensed Novels is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE WORLD. "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously. I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he. His mother died in Italy. He resembles his mother very much.
Chapter 41 of Condensed Novels is here in full — 23 sentences across 5 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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light carriage; pulled by a single horse
From this reading “"Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.”
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading “"Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.”
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading “"Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.”
being one more than ten
From this reading “"Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “His mother died in Italy.”
in a cryptic manner
From this reading “"Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.”
third-person singular of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading “He resembles his mother very much.”
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading “"Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.”
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in the past
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
a person who polishes shoes and boots
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
light carriage; pulled by a single horse
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading His mother died in Italy.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
being one more than ten
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE WORLD.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading His mother died in Italy.
and nothing more
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading His mother died in Italy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He resembles his mother very much.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
in a cryptic manner
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
not any; not one
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
third-person singular of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading He resembles his mother very much.
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
a male human offspring
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE WORLD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have no doubt in the world but that this little bootblack is he.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
in the direction of
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
precisely as stated
From this reading He resembles his mother very much.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading IN THE WORLD.
a late time of life
From this reading "Eleven years ago," said Sir Edward to himself, as his brougham slowly rolled him toward the Committee Room; "just eleven years ago my natural son disappeared mysteriously.
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