Chapter 33 of Countess Vera is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of Countess Vera is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table. A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service. "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly. "I know you are tired and hungry. Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
Chapter 33 of Countess Vera is here in full — 52 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading “Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?”
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading “A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.”
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading “The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.”
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading “Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?”
take the midday meal
From this reading “A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.”
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
From this reading “Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?”
prepared by cutting
From this reading “Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?”
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading “A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.”
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able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.”
In this reading “The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.”
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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 tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
the flesh of a chicken used for food
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
a communist nation that covers a vast territory in eastern Asia; the most populous country in the world
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
in a cajoling manner
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
past form of “deposit” — put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
take in liquids
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
meat cut from the thigh of a hog (usually smoked)
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
take the midday meal
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
impressive in appearance
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
prepared by cutting
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
not in physical motion
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
carry out
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
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From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A tempting little lunch was arranged upon it in a pretty china service.
during the time that
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will you take a bit of this chicken salad and cold sliced ham?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The woman advanced into the room and deposited her tea-tray on the table.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I know you are tired and hungry.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, Mrs. Noble, and drink your tea while it is still warm," she said, coaxingly.
Chapter 33 of Countess Vera by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 52 sentences, grouped into 11 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.
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