Chapter 3 of Her Majesty's Minister is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Her Majesty's Minister is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I held my breath. Would it be just to tell her the truth? I wondered. I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered: "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
Chapter 3 of Her Majesty's Minister is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “I held my breath.”
make calm or still
From this reading “I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “"Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “"Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."”
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading “I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “Would it be just to tell her the truth?”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “"Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “I wondered.”
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temporarily
In this reading “I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:”
In this reading “I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:”
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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 I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading I held my breath.
make calm or still
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I held my breath.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I held my breath.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
and nothing more
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
a particular point in time
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I held my breath.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
express in words
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I reflected for a moment, then in a calm voice answered:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading "Because I discovered that her heart was not wholly mine."
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading I wondered.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would it be just to tell her the truth?
Chapter 3 of Her Majesty's Minister by William Le Queux holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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 3 holds 426 sentences of Her Majesty's Minister, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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