Chapter 31 of Molly's treachery is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of Molly's treachery is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut. Phebe whispered cautiously: “She is asleep!” The dark eyes opened quickly. “I am not asleep. I was only thinking,” she said.
Chapter 31 of Molly's treachery is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a state of sleep
From this reading “Phebe whispered cautiously: “She is asleep!””
propose a payment
From this reading “When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.”
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading “Phebe whispered cautiously: “She is asleep!””
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading “When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.”
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading “When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Phebe whispered cautiously: “She is asleep!””
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 “When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.”
In this reading “The dark eyes opened quickly.”
be restored
In this reading “When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am not asleep.
in a state of sleep
From this reading Phebe whispered cautiously: “She is asleep!”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
propose a payment
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
as if with kid gloves; with caution or prudence or tact
From this reading Phebe whispered cautiously: “She is asleep!”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The dark eyes opened quickly.
opinion or judgment
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am not asleep.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Phebe whispered cautiously: “She is asleep!”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I am not asleep.
and nothing more
From this reading I was only thinking,” she said.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading The dark eyes opened quickly.
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From this reading Phebe whispered cautiously: “She is asleep!”
with speed
From this reading The dark eyes opened quickly.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I was only thinking,” she said.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The dark eyes opened quickly.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I was only thinking,” she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
at the time that
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Phebe whispered cautiously: “She is asleep!”
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he came back several hours later to bid her farewell she was lying quiet with her eyes shut.
Chapter 31 of Molly's treachery by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 226 sentences, grouped into 46 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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