Chapter 27 of December Love is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of December Love is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn. “I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable. “Perhaps--She complained of the heat just now. She may have gone to the door to get some air. Please forgive me!”
Chapter 27 of December Love is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading ““Perhaps--She complained of the heat just now.”
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading ““I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ““What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Please forgive me!””
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading ““Perhaps--She complained of the heat just now.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please forgive me!””
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading ““I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading ““What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading She may have gone to the door to get some air.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading “Perhaps--She complained of the heat just now.
lacking even the rudiments of courage; abjectly fearful
From this reading “I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She may have gone to the door to get some air.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Please forgive me!”
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She may have gone to the door to get some air.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She may have gone to the door to get some air.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She may have gone to the door to get some air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading “Perhaps--She complained of the heat just now.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.
and nothing more
From this reading “Perhaps--She complained of the heat just now.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading She may have gone to the door to get some air.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please forgive me!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Perhaps--She complained of the heat just now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.
by chance
From this reading “Perhaps--She complained of the heat just now.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please forgive me!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Perhaps--She complained of the heat just now.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She may have gone to the door to get some air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She may have gone to the door to get some air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading “I haven’t the least idea,” said Craven, looking uncomfortable.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What has become of Adela?” exclaimed Miss Van Tuyn.
Chapter 27 of December Love by Robert Hichens holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 27 holds 272 sentences of December Love, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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