Chapter 3 of In Secret is here in full — 595 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of In Secret is here in full — 595 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning: "Miss Evelyn Erith, please?" "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?" "Is this Miss Erith?" "Yes."
Chapter 3 of In Secret is here in full — 595 sentences across 119 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:”
being one more than seven
From this reading “TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:”
come or bring to a finish or an end
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a health facility where patients receive treatment
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according to the clock
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give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Miss Evelyn Erith, please?"”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
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depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"”
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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 TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
being one more than seven
From this reading TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
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From this reading "Miss Evelyn Erith, please?"
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From this reading "Miss Evelyn Erith, please?"
come or bring to a finish or an end
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belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
a health facility where patients receive treatment
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Evelyn Erith, please?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
according to the clock
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touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Miss Evelyn Erith, please?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Is this Miss Erith?"
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO A FINISH The hospital called her on the telephone about eight o'clock in the morning:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
which person or people
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," she said in a tired voice, "who is it?"
Chapter 3 of In Secret by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 595 sentences, grouped into 119 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 595 sentences of In Secret, unabridged, divided into 119 reading sections.
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