Chapter 3 of Foul Play is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Foul Play is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face. General Rolleston was amazed. "Is she safe? Is who safe?" said he. "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
Chapter 3 of Foul Play is here in full — 228 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “General Rolleston was amazed.”
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading “"He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.”
demanding attention
From this reading “SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “"He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “"He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “"Is she safe?”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.”
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading “SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.”
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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 SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading General Rolleston was amazed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
in a blunt direct manner
From this reading "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
demanding attention
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading General Rolleston was amazed.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is who safe?" said he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is she safe?
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 SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
on the contrary
From this reading "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "He means my mistress," replied Wilson, rather brusquely; and flounced out of the hall.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading General Rolleston was amazed.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Is she safe?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Is who safe?" said he.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Is she safe?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
precisely as stated
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading General Rolleston was amazed.
which person or people
From this reading Is who safe?" said he.
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SARAH WILSON left off crying, and looked down on the ground with a very red face.
Chapter 3 of Foul Play by Charles Reade holds 228 sentences, grouped into 46 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 3 holds 228 sentences of Foul Play, unabridged, divided into 46 reading sections.
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