Chapter 26 of It Happened in Egypt is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of It Happened in Egypt is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold. Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would. But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault. Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report. I let it pass.
Chapter 26 of It Happened in Egypt is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading “THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.”
located inward
From this reading “THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.”
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading “Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.”
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading “THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.”
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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 THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
react verbally
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
divisible by two
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
every person
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
an angular or rounded shape made by folding
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I let it pass.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
located inward
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I let it pass.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
not any; not one
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
go across or through
From this reading I let it pass.
by chance
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
A place of safety, refuge, or holy retreat within the academy.
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
term of address for a man
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
distribute or disperse widely
From this reading Perhaps Mrs. East or Sir Marcus had spread the report.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
a special situation
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
at the time that
From this reading THE INNER SANCTUARY We made a sensation when we returned to the fold.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading But somehow it seemed to be taken for granted that the whole thing was my fault.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Everybody wondered so much that they gave us no time to answer their questions, even if we would.
Chapter 26 of It Happened in Egypt by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 281 sentences, grouped into 57 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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