Chapter 4 of Elusive Isabel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Elusive Isabel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Grimm drew a long breath. "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then? We get out here." There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind. He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
Chapter 4 of Elusive Isabel is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to come to rest, settle
From this reading “He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.”
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading “He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.”
with great urgency
From this reading “"She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?”
the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)
From this reading “Mr. Grimm drew a long breath.”
possessive form of “grimm” — the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)
From this reading “There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.”
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading “He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “"She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?”
not returned in kind
From this reading “There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.”
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 before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr. Grimm drew a long breath.
to come to rest, settle
From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Mr. Grimm drew a long breath.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
with great urgency
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Mr. Grimm drew a long breath.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading We get out here."
the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)
From this reading Mr. Grimm drew a long breath.
possessive form of “grimm” — the younger of the two Grimm brothers remembered best for their fairy stories (1786-1859)
From this reading There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading We get out here."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mr. Grimm drew a long breath.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Grimm drew a long breath.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
and nothing more
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading We get out here."
by chance
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.
characterized by or showing the suppression of impulses or emotions
From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
carry out
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.
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From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He repressed them for the time, stepped out and assisted Miss Thorne to alight.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
not returned in kind
From this reading There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We get out here."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were many unanswered questions in Mr. Grimm's mind.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "She intended to take, perhaps, only what she desperately needed--but at sight of it all--do you see what must have been the temptation then?
Chapter 4 of Elusive Isabel by Jacques Futrelle holds 416 sentences, grouped into 84 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 4 holds 416 sentences of Elusive Isabel, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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