Chapter 32 of Heiress of Haddon is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Heiress of Haddon is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PEACE AT LAST. Nor was she to be found! Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!" And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread. ROGERS.
Chapter 32 of Heiress of Haddon is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading “And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.”
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading “And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.”
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading “ROGERS.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.”
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading “And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.”
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading “Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"”
the act of testing something
From this reading “Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"”
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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 Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
(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 And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading PEACE AT LAST.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nor was she to be found!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
set up or found
From this reading Nor was she to be found!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
immediately past
From this reading PEACE AT LAST.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
engage in
From this reading Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor was she to be found!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading PEACE AT LAST.
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading ROGERS.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor was she to be found!
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
in the near future
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And filled his glass to all, but his hand shook, And soon from guest to guest the panic spread.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nor was she to be found!
the act of testing something
From this reading Her father cried, "'Tis but to make a trial of his love!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nor was she to be found!
Chapter 32 of Heiress of Haddon by W. E. (William Elliott) Doubleday holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 32 holds 178 sentences of Heiress of Haddon, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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