Chapter 30 of Havoc is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Havoc is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand. “Something is the matter with you this evening, Zoe,” he said anxiously. “Tell me what it is. You don’t like this place, perhaps?” “Of course I do.”
Chapter 30 of Havoc is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading ““Something is the matter with you this evening, Zoe,” he said anxiously.”
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.”
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading “Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading “Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Something is the matter with you this evening, Zoe,” he said anxiously.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “Of course I do.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Of course I do.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You don’t like this place, perhaps?”
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Something is the matter with you this evening, Zoe,” he said anxiously.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Of course I do.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Something is the matter with you this evening, Zoe,” he said anxiously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Tell me what it is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You don’t like this place, perhaps?”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Something is the matter with you this evening, Zoe,” he said anxiously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Tell me what it is.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Of course I do.”
by chance
From this reading You don’t like this place, perhaps?”
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading You don’t like this place, perhaps?”
a building where people go to eat
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Something is the matter with you this evening, Zoe,” he said anxiously.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Something is the matter with you this evening, Zoe,” he said anxiously.
express in words
From this reading “Tell me what it is.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Something is the matter with you this evening, Zoe,” he said anxiously.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Tell me what it is.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Something is the matter with you this evening, Zoe,” he said anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Laverick, sitting with Zoe at dinner, caught his companion looking around the restaurant with an expression in her face which he did not wholly understand.
Chapter 30 of Havoc by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 30 holds 253 sentences of Havoc, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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