Chapter 30 of Luke Walton is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Luke Walton is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHO STOLE THE MONEY? Did Mrs. Merton suspect anyone of the theft? This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader. No thought of the real thief entered her mind. Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
Chapter 30 of Luke Walton is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.”
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.”
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading “Did Mrs. Merton suspect anyone of the theft?”
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading “Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.”
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading “WHO STOLE THE MONEY?”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.”
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading “Did Mrs. Merton suspect anyone of the theft?”
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading “No thought of the real thief entered her mind.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
any person at all
From this reading Did Mrs. Merton suspect anyone of the theft?
annoyed and irritable
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did Mrs. Merton suspect anyone of the theft?
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading No thought of the real thief entered her mind.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (“full” in this sense is used as a combining form)
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
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From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading No thought of the real thief entered her mind.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
United States religious and writer (1915-1968)
From this reading Did Mrs. Merton suspect anyone of the theft?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading No thought of the real thief entered her mind.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading WHO STOLE THE MONEY?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Did Mrs. Merton suspect anyone of the theft?
as might be expected
From this reading This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.
not any; not one
From this reading No thought of the real thief entered her mind.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Did Mrs. Merton suspect anyone of the theft?
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading No thought of the real thief entered her mind.
concerned chiefly or only with yourself and your advantage to the exclusion of others
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading WHO STOLE THE MONEY?
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.
express a supposition
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
imagine to be the case or true or probable
From this reading Did Mrs. Merton suspect anyone of the theft?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHO STOLE THE MONEY?
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
From this reading Did Mrs. Merton suspect anyone of the theft?
a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
From this reading No thought of the real thief entered her mind.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading No thought of the real thief entered her mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Though she was fully sensible of Harold's faults, though she knew him to be selfish, bad-tempered, and envious, she did not suppose him capable of theft.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.
which person or people
From this reading WHO STOLE THE MONEY?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading This is the question which will naturally suggest itself to the reader.
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