Chapter 25 of Love at Second Sight is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Love at Second Sight is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire. Madame Frabelle was presiding at the tea-table. 'How are you feeling, Bruce?' Edith asked. 'Oh, pretty rotten.
Chapter 25 of Love at Second Sight is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “'How are you feeling, Bruce?'”
start firing a weapon
From this reading “Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Madame Frabelle was presiding at the tea-table.”
-ing form of “preside” — act as president
From this reading “Madame Frabelle was presiding at the tea-table.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “'Oh, pretty rotten.”
very bad
From this reading “'Oh, pretty rotten.”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.”
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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 Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'How are you feeling, Bruce?'
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Edith asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Madame Frabelle was presiding at the tea-table.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edith asked.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading 'How are you feeling, Bruce?'
start firing a weapon
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Frabelle was presiding at the tea-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'How are you feeling, Bruce?'
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Madame Frabelle was presiding at the tea-table.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading 'Oh, pretty rotten.
-ing form of “preside” — act as president
From this reading Madame Frabelle was presiding at the tea-table.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading 'Oh, pretty rotten.
on the contrary
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
very bad
From this reading 'Oh, pretty rotten.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madame Frabelle was presiding at the tea-table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Madame Frabelle was presiding at the tea-table.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bruce came in with a rather weary air, and sat down by the fire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'How are you feeling, Bruce?'
Chapter 25 of Love at Second Sight by Ada Leverson holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 25 holds 248 sentences of Love at Second Sight, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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