Chapter 17 of Queed: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Queed: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, I suppose not. An interesting story, isn't it? You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?" "Oh, I shan't need anything. The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.
Chapter 17 of Queed: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “An interesting story, isn't it?”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?"”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.”
in a satisfactory manner
From this reading “The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.”
any process serving to define the shape of something
From this reading “The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.”
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 “An interesting story, isn't it?”
express a supposition
From this reading “"No, I suppose not.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?"”
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 “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An interesting story, isn't it?
any thing at all
From this reading You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, I suppose not.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?"
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading An interesting story, isn't it?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading An interesting story, isn't it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading An interesting story, isn't it?
a condition requiring relief
From this reading You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, I suppose not.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, I suppose not.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I shan't need anything.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.
in a satisfactory manner
From this reading The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I shan't need anything.
any process serving to define the shape of something
From this reading The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.
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 An interesting story, isn't it?
express a supposition
From this reading "No, I suppose not.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.
precisely as stated
From this reading The page is shaping up very satisfactorily, I think.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You'll telephone if you need anything to-night?"
Chapter 17 of Queed: A Novel by Henry Sydnor Harrison holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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 17 holds 402 sentences of Queed: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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