Chapter 10 of Linda Lee, Incorporated: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Linda Lee, Incorporated: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head. "What you want is my dearest wish," she said. "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture." "That's simply splendid of you!" Bellamy declared heartily.
Chapter 10 of Linda Lee, Incorporated: A Novel is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
From this reading “"Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"What you want is my dearest wish," she said.”
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “"Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “"Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “Bellamy declared heartily.”
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading “Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head.”
a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
From this reading “"Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."”
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading “"Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."”
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be contingent on
In this reading “"Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."”
In this reading “"Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."”
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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 Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head.
later than; following
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bellamy declared heartily.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "What you want is my dearest wish," she said.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Bellamy declared heartily.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading Bellamy declared heartily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others
From this reading Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What you want is my dearest wish," she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What you want is my dearest wish," she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
a city in western Nevada at the foot of the Sierra Nevada Mountains; known for gambling casinos and easy divorce and remarriage
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What you want is my dearest wish," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What you want is my dearest wish," she said.
and nothing more
From this reading "That's simply splendid of you!"
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "That's simply splendid of you!"
carry out
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's simply splendid of you!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
create by training and teaching
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What you want is my dearest wish," she said.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading "Depend on it, Bel, I shan't waste a day, I'll take the first train I can catch for Reno, after finishing this picture."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What you want is my dearest wish," she said.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "What you want is my dearest wish," she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucinda replied with a slow inclination of her head.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What you want is my dearest wish," she said.
Chapter 10 of Linda Lee, Incorporated: A Novel by Louis Joseph Vance holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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