Chapter 20 of In Friendship's Guise is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of In Friendship's Guise is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A QUICK DECISION. Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised. "Hello, old chap," he said. "Wait a bit, will you?" "You've led me a chase," Nevill whispered in a low voice.
Chapter 20 of In Friendship's Guise is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Hello, old chap," he said.”
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “"You've led me a chase," Nevill whispered in a low voice.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “A QUICK DECISION.”
an expression of greeting
From this reading “"Hello, old chap," he said.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.”
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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 QUICK DECISION.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Wait a bit, will you?"
a boy or man
From this reading "Hello, old chap," he said.
go after with the intent to catch
From this reading "You've led me a chase," Nevill whispered in a low voice.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading A QUICK DECISION.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hello, old chap," he said.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You've led me a chase," Nevill whispered in a low voice.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading "You've led me a chase," Nevill whispered in a low voice.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "You've led me a chase," Nevill whispered in a low voice.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "You've led me a chase," Nevill whispered in a low voice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Hello, old chap," he said.
above and across; more than
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
in a very pleasurable manner
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading A QUICK DECISION.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hello, old chap," he said.
cut with a saw
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You've led me a chase," Nevill whispered in a low voice.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading "Wait a bit, will you?"
at the time that
From this reading Jack turned around, and when he saw Victor Nevill bending over him he looked first confused and then pleasurably surprised.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "You've led me a chase," Nevill whispered in a low voice.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Wait a bit, will you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wait a bit, will you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've led me a chase," Nevill whispered in a low voice.
Chapter 20 of In Friendship's Guise by William Murray Graydon holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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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