Chapter 35 of Heart and Science is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of Heart and Science is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again. She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper. When she spoke, her voice startled Mr. Null. Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued. If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
Chapter 35 of Heart and Science is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.”
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading “She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.”
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading “When she spoke, her voice startled Mr. Null.”
move stealthily
From this reading “She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.”
in a strange manner
From this reading “Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued.”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued.”
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anew
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
let fall to the ground
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued.
only a very short time before
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued.
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
a form of address for a man
From this reading When she spoke, her voice startled Mr. Null.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again.
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading When she spoke, her voice startled Mr. Null.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again.
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
move stealthily
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading When she spoke, her voice startled Mr. Null.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading When she spoke, her voice startled Mr. Null.
not in physical motion
From this reading She let it drop on her lap; but her eyes still rested mechanically on the slip of paper.
in a strange manner
From this reading Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued.
in a softened tone
From this reading Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued.
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee read the telegram--paused--and read it again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued.
in the direction of
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
under normal conditions
From this reading Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When she spoke, her voice startled Mr. Null.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Usually loud and hard, her tones were strangely subdued.
at the time that
From this reading When she spoke, her voice startled Mr. Null.
which person or people
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If his back had been turned towards her, he would hardly have known who was speaking to him.
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