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Chapter 10 of In the Reign of Terror is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?" "No," Harry said. "It would not be safe to do so. There are already suspicions, and they have been denounced." Marie gave a cry of alarm.
Chapter 10 of In the Reign of Terror is here in full — 375 sentences across 75 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Marie gave a cry of alarm.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Marie gave a cry of alarm.”
past form of “denounce” — speak out against
From this reading “There are already suspicions, and they have been denounced."”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"”
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading “Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"”
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading “"It would not be safe to do so.”
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “There are already suspicions, and they have been denounced."”
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading “Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"”
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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 Marie gave a cry of alarm.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Marie gave a cry of alarm.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading There are already suspicions, and they have been denounced."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It would not be safe to do so.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There are already suspicions, and they have been denounced."
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Marie gave a cry of alarm.
past form of “denounce” — speak out against
From this reading There are already suspicions, and they have been denounced."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "It would not be safe to do so.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Marie gave a cry of alarm.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading There are already suspicions, and they have been denounced."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would not be safe to do so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No," Harry said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It would not be safe to do so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Marie gave a cry of alarm.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "It would not be safe to do so.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," Harry said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "It would not be safe to do so.
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading There are already suspicions, and they have been denounced."
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are already suspicions, and they have been denounced."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are already suspicions, and they have been denounced."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would not be safe to do so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Marie and Victor "Are you taking me to the girls, Harry?"
Chapter 10 of In the Reign of Terror by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 375 sentences, grouped into 75 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 10 holds 375 sentences of In the Reign of Terror, unabridged, divided into 75 reading sections.
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