Chapter 32 of December Love is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of December Love is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room. She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece. The hands pointed to half-past nine. She wondered where Seymour was dining. He might chance to be at home.
Chapter 32 of December Love is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From this reading “As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “She wondered where Seymour was dining.”
on a floor below
From this reading “As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “The hands pointed to half-past nine.”
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading “She wondered where Seymour was dining.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “She wondered where Seymour was dining.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He might chance to be at home.
the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading He might chance to be at home.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading She wondered where Seymour was dining.
on a floor below
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
destroyed or killed
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The hands pointed to half-past nine.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The hands pointed to half-past nine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He might chance to be at home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He might chance to be at home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading He might chance to be at home.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading The hands pointed to half-past nine.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
having a point
From this reading The hands pointed to half-past nine.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
Queen of England as the third wife of Henry VIII and mother of Edward VI (1509-1537)
From this reading She wondered where Seymour was dining.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
in the near future
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned on the electric light as she went in to the room, and glanced at the clock on the mantelpiece.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She wondered where Seymour was dining.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
in or at the place that
From this reading She wondered where Seymour was dining.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She wondered where Seymour was dining.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as Beryl had gone Lady Sellingworth went downstairs to her writing-room.
Chapter 32 of December Love by Robert Hichens 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 32 holds 414 sentences of December Love, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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