Chapter 12 of Guy Kenmore's Wife, and The Rose and the Lily is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Guy Kenmore's Wife, and The Rose and the Lily is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly: "The secret belongs to another. I have no right to reveal it." "Is it a secret of shame?" Julius Revington asked, slowly.
Chapter 12 of Guy Kenmore's Wife, and The Rose and the Lily is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:”
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “"The secret belongs to another.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:”
make visible
From this reading “I have no right to reveal it."”
in an unfortunate way
From this reading “Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:”
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading “"The secret belongs to another.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “"Is it a secret of shame?"”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “Julius Revington asked, slowly.”
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In this reading “Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:”
In this reading “Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:”
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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 "Is it a secret of shame?"
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading "The secret belongs to another.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Julius Revington asked, slowly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
third-person singular of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading "The secret belongs to another.
a young female
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have no right to reveal it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have no right to reveal it."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it a secret of shame?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have no right to reveal it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
not any; not one
From this reading I have no right to reveal it."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Is it a secret of shame?"
recurring again and again
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
make visible
From this reading I have no right to reveal it."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
precisely, exactly
From this reading I have no right to reveal it."
in an unfortunate way
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading "The secret belongs to another.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "Is it a secret of shame?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Julius Revington asked, slowly.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Julius Revington stood looking in silence at the beautiful, agitated girl as she repeated, sadly:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The secret belongs to another.
Chapter 12 of Guy Kenmore's Wife, and The Rose and the Lily by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 138 sentences, grouped into 28 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 12 holds 138 sentences of Guy Kenmore's Wife, and The Rose and the Lily, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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