Chapter 22 of Her evil genius is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of Her evil genius is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEHIND THE CYPRESS BOUGHS. “Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door. “Let me in. Why haven’t you been down all day?” “I was busy,” Andria answered, shutting the door behind Beryl.
Chapter 22 of Her evil genius is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From this reading ““I was busy,” Andria answered, shutting the door behind Beryl.”
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading “BEHIND THE CYPRESS BOUGHS.”
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading ““I was busy,” Andria answered, shutting the door behind Beryl.”
wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
From this reading “BEHIND THE CYPRESS BOUGHS.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading ““Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.”
the act of closing something
From this reading ““I was busy,” Andria answered, shutting the door behind Beryl.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading ““Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.”
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading ““Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.”
In this reading “Why haven’t you been down all day?””
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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 “Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.
(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 Why haven’t you been down all day?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “I was busy,” Andria answered, shutting the door behind Beryl.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why haven’t you been down all day?”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading BEHIND THE CYPRESS BOUGHS.
the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From this reading “I was busy,” Andria answered, shutting the door behind Beryl.
plural of “bough” — any of the larger branches of a tree
From this reading BEHIND THE CYPRESS BOUGHS.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading “I was busy,” Andria answered, shutting the door behind Beryl.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.
wood of any of various cypress trees especially of the genus Cupressus
From this reading BEHIND THE CYPRESS BOUGHS.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Why haven’t you been down all day?”
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Why haven’t you been down all day?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why haven’t you been down all day?”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was busy,” Andria answered, shutting the door behind Beryl.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Let me in.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me in.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Let me in.
the act of closing something
From this reading “I was busy,” Andria answered, shutting the door behind Beryl.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.
cut a female screw thread with a tap
From this reading “Andria!” a soft tap came at her locked door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEHIND THE CYPRESS BOUGHS.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I was busy,” Andria answered, shutting the door behind Beryl.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why haven’t you been down all day?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why haven’t you been down all day?”
Chapter 22 of Her evil genius by Adelaide Stirling holds 254 sentences, grouped into 51 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 22 holds 254 sentences of Her evil genius, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 22 of Her evil genius by Adelaide Stirling exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 254 sentences, grouped into 51 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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