Chapter 10 of Lorraine: A Romance is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Lorraine: A Romance is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes." "Where is she?" "Shall I speak to her?" He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room. "Alixe?"
Chapter 10 of Lorraine: A Romance is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"Shall I speak to her?"”
express in speech
From this reading “"Shall I speak to her?"”
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading “He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes."”
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From this reading "Alixe?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Shall I speak to her?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I speak to her?"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is she?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I speak to her?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where is she?"
express in speech
From this reading "Shall I speak to her?"
in a condition for letting out liquid drawn out as by piercing or drawing a plug
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Shall I speak to her?"
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He went out into the hall and tapped at the door of the next room.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is she?"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
Chapter 10 of Lorraine: A Romance by Robert W. (Robert William) Chambers holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 429 sentences of Lorraine: A Romance, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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