Chapter 35 of Dora Thorne is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Dora Thorne is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten. Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him. Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton. Looking up suddenly she saw the time. At ten Hugh Fernely would be at the shrubbery gate.
Chapter 35 of Dora Thorne is here in full — 151 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading “Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.”
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading “Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.”
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading “Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.”
one of four equal parts
From this reading “Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.”
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading “At ten Hugh Fernely would be at the shrubbery gate.”
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading “Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.”
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading “Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.”
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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 Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At ten Hugh Fernely would be at the shrubbery gate.
the woman who guided Dante through Paradise in the Divine Comedy
From this reading Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At ten Hugh Fernely would be at the shrubbery gate.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading At ten Hugh Fernely would be at the shrubbery gate.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At ten Hugh Fernely would be at the shrubbery gate.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
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From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Looking up suddenly she saw the time.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.
having a point
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
one of four equal parts
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
cut with a saw
From this reading Looking up suddenly she saw the time.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Looking up suddenly she saw the time.
an area where a number of shrubs are planted
From this reading At ten Hugh Fernely would be at the shrubbery gate.
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Looking up suddenly she saw the time.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
the fifth day of the week; the fourth working day
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Looking up suddenly she saw the time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thursday evening, and the hand of the ormolu clock pointed to a quarter to ten.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Lord Earle sat reading, Lady Helena had left Lillian asleep, and had taken up a book near him.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading Lord Airlie had been sketching for Beatrice a plan of a new wing at Lynnton.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At ten Hugh Fernely would be at the shrubbery gate.
Chapter 35 of Dora Thorne by Charlotte M. Brame holds 151 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 35 holds 151 sentences of Dora Thorne, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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