Chapter 19 of Heart of the Sunset is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Heart of the Sunset is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder! Is that what it was? He--Longorio--told me something quite different." "Naturally. It was he who hired Jose to do the shooting."
Chapter 19 of Heart of the Sunset is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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in a breathless manner
From this reading “Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!”
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading “He--Longorio--told me something quite different."”
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading “Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!”
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading “It was he who hired Jose to do the shooting."”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!”
as might be expected
From this reading “"Naturally.”
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading “Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “It was he who hired Jose to do the shooting."”
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From this reading Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!
in a breathless manner
From this reading Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading He--Longorio--told me something quite different."
past form of “dilate” — become wider
From this reading Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It was he who hired Jose to do the shooting."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He--Longorio--told me something quite different."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!
having services engaged for a fee
From this reading It was he who hired Jose to do the shooting."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that what it was?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is that what it was?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was he who hired Jose to do the shooting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He--Longorio--told me something quite different."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He--Longorio--told me something quite different."
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!
as might be expected
From this reading "Naturally.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He--Longorio--told me something quite different."
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Alaire's eyes dilated; she held herself away, saying, breathlessly: "Murder!
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading It was he who hired Jose to do the shooting."
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He--Longorio--told me something quite different."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is that what it was?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was he who hired Jose to do the shooting."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was he who hired Jose to do the shooting."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He--Longorio--told me something quite different."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is that what it was?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Is that what it was?
which person or people
From this reading It was he who hired Jose to do the shooting."
Chapter 19 of Heart of the Sunset by Rex Beach holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 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 19 holds 397 sentences of Heart of the Sunset, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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