Chapter X of Missing at Marshlands, “Beauty That Dazzled,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter X of Missing at Marshlands, “Beauty That Dazzled,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“How perfectly beautiful!” exclaimed Arden. “What is it?” “It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar. It is of great value. A fortune almost.”
Chapter X of Missing at Marshlands, “Beauty That Dazzled,” is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading ““How perfectly beautiful!” exclaimed Arden.”
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading ““It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.”
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading ““It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ““How perfectly beautiful!” exclaimed Arden.”
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “A fortune almost.””
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““How perfectly beautiful!” exclaimed Arden.”
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading ““It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.”
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading “It is of great value.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “It is of great value.”
In this reading ““How perfectly beautiful!” exclaimed Arden.”
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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 “It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading A fortune almost.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How perfectly beautiful!” exclaimed Arden.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “How perfectly beautiful!” exclaimed Arden.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.
a male monarch or emperor (especially of Russia prior to 1917)
From this reading “It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “How perfectly beautiful!” exclaimed Arden.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading A fortune almost.”
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It is of great value.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How perfectly beautiful!” exclaimed Arden.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What is it?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “What is it?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is of great value.
on one occasion
From this reading “It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “How perfectly beautiful!” exclaimed Arden.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading “It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.
a small ornamental box for carrying snuff in your pocket
From this reading “It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “It is a snuffbox that once belonged to the Russian Czar.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading It is of great value.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What is it?”
Chapter 10 of Missing at Marshlands by Cleo F. Garis holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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 106 sentences of Missing at Marshlands, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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