Chapter III of Green Eyes, “A Gypsy Secret,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter III of Green Eyes, “A Gypsy Secret,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks. “You say your boat was overturned?” Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them. “Yes.” “A rowboat?”
Chapter III of Green Eyes, “A Gypsy Secret,” is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quickly and without warning
From this reading “Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.”
shining intensely
From this reading “Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.”
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading “Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.”
a woman host
From this reading “Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.”
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading ““You say your boat was overturned?””
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading “Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.”
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading ““A rowboat?””
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In this reading “Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.”
In this reading “Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.”
In this reading “Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
quickly and without warning
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
shining intensely
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
a small vessel for travel on water
From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
lacking funds
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
a woman host
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom
From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
past form of “restore” — return to its original or usable and functioning condition
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
a small boat of shallow draft with cross thwarts for seats and rowlocks for oars with which it is propelled
From this reading “A rowboat?”
express in words
From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Hot tea and a blazing fire took the blue from Jeanne’s lips and restored the natural faint flush to her fair cheeks.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Their hostess abruptly broke the silence that had fallen upon them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You say your boat was overturned?”
Chapter 3 of Green Eyes by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 3 holds 75 sentences of Green Eyes, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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