Chapter 10 of Nelly Channell is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Nelly Channell is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STORY OF THE ONE DARK HOUR. Rhoda tried hard to conceal her loss. Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket. No one, she resolved, should know how poor she was. So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
Chapter 10 of Nelly Channell is here in full — 193 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading “Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “Rhoda tried hard to conceal her loss.”
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading “So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.”
something that is lost
From this reading “Rhoda tried hard to conceal her loss.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.”
determined
From this reading “No one, she resolved, should know how poor she was.”
comparative of “stern” — of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.”
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading “Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket.”
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In this reading “THE STORY OF THE ONE DARK HOUR.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
box in which a corpse is buried or cremated
From this reading Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Rhoda tried hard to conceal her loss.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading THE STORY OF THE ONE DARK HOUR.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Rhoda tried hard to conceal her loss.
comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rhoda tried hard to conceal her loss.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE STORY OF THE ONE DARK HOUR.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No one, she resolved, should know how poor she was.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading No one, she resolved, should know how poor she was.
something that is lost
From this reading Rhoda tried hard to conceal her loss.
not any; not one
From this reading No one, she resolved, should know how poor she was.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE STORY OF THE ONE DARK HOUR.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading THE STORY OF THE ONE DARK HOUR.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
participate in games or sport
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading No one, she resolved, should know how poor she was.
determined
From this reading No one, she resolved, should know how poor she was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rhoda tried hard to conceal her loss.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading No one, she resolved, should know how poor she was.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
comparative of “stern” — of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE STORY OF THE ONE DARK HOUR.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STORY OF THE ONE DARK HOUR.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rhoda tried hard to conceal her loss.
accumulated wealth in the form of money or jewels etc.
From this reading Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Rhoda tried hard to conceal her loss.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now that the treasure was gone, she double-locked the casket.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading So well did she play her part, that those around thought her sterner and harder--that was all.
Chapter 10 of Nelly Channell by Sarah Doudney holds 193 sentences, grouped into 39 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 193 sentences of Nelly Channell, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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