Chapter 29 of Laurel Vane is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Laurel Vane is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his. She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her. "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said. "I see now that we should never have come here." Mrs. Lynn did not answer.
Chapter 29 of Laurel Vane is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading “Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.”
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.”
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading “She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.”
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading “She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.”
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In this reading “Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.”
In this reading “Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.”
In this reading “"I see now that we should never have come here."”
move upward
In this reading “Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
react verbally
From this reading Mrs. Lynn did not answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I see now that we should never have come here."
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Mrs. Lynn did not answer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I see now that we should never have come here."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I see now that we should never have come here."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I see now that we should never have come here."
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
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From this reading Mrs. Lynn did not answer.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Lynn did not answer.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I see now that we should never have come here."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mrs. Lynn did not answer.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "I see now that we should never have come here."
above and across; more than
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I see now that we should never have come here."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
past form of “shiver” — tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I see now that we should never have come here."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I see now that we should never have come here."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
a shaky motion
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
one of a series of ridges that moves across the surface of a liquid (especially across a large body of water)
From this reading She was as pale as death, and she shivered as if an icy wave had broken over her.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I see now that we should never have come here."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Carlyle Ford went up to the beautiful woman and took her cold trembling hands gently in his.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear, this has been too much for you," he said.
Chapter 29 of Laurel Vane by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 29 holds 166 sentences of Laurel Vane, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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