Chapter 26 of Her Dark Inheritance is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Her Dark Inheritance is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A WELL LAID PLOT. Two or three days dragged by. They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful. Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?" And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
Chapter 26 of Her Dark Inheritance is here in full — 64 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading “They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.”
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading “They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.”
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading “Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"”
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading “And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:”
suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading “And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:”
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading “They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.”
in a wise manner
From this reading “And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:”
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In this reading “And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:”
In this reading “Two or three days dragged by.”
In this reading “And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:”
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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 A WELL LAID PLOT.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
react verbally
From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
set down according to a plan
From this reading A WELL LAID PLOT.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading A WELL LAID PLOT.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
with low volume
From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice
From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
suppress in order to conceal or hide
From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
a state of acute pain
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two or three days dragged by.
marked by no noteworthy or significant events
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Every morning the first question asked Mrs. Graves was: "How is Serena?"
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading A WELL LAID PLOT.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They seemed to poor old Bernard Dane, lying upon his bed of suffering, to really drag, they were so long and uneventful.
in a wise manner
From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading And Mrs. Graves would wisely stifle her righteous wrath and answer quietly:
Chapter 26 of Her Dark Inheritance by E. Burke, Mrs. Collins holds 64 sentences, grouped into 13 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.
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