Chapter 17 of Half a Rogue is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Half a Rogue is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There could be no doubt at all. The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical. Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service. Oh! Patty's rage choked her.
Chapter 17 of Half a Rogue is here in full — 311 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “Patty's rage choked her.”
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
From this reading “The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.”
possessive form of “patty” — small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “Patty's rage choked her.”
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading “The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Patty's rage choked her.”
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading “Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.”
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading “Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.”
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.
(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 There could be no doubt at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There could be no doubt at all.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There could be no doubt at all.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading Patty's rage choked her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There could be no doubt at all.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There could be no doubt at all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
exactly alike; incapable of being perceived as different
From this reading The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
not any; not one
From this reading There could be no doubt at all.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.
above and across; more than
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
possessive form of “patty” — small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading Patty's rage choked her.
a distinctive odor that is pleasant
From this reading The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Patty's rage choked her.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.
carry out
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There could be no doubt at all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
the deliberate act of delaying and playing instead of working
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
precisely as stated
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The perfume on the letter and that on the shopping-bag were identical.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Indeed, she would take the bag over to Mrs. Franklyn-Haldene; she would be very glad to do her that trifling service.
Chapter 17 of Half a Rogue by Harold MacGrath holds 311 sentences, grouped into 63 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.
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