Chapter 14 of Red aces is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Red aces is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable. She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain. Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely. At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three. He was not very sorry.
Chapter 14 of Red aces is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “advertisement” — a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading “She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.”
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading “Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.”
United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)
From this reading “Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.”
a midday meal
From this reading “At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.”
unusual or striking
From this reading “Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.”
past form of “wane” — grow smaller
From this reading “Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely.”
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obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.”
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From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
plural of “advertisement” — a public promotion of some product or service
From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
from appearances alone
From this reading Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
United States inventor and manufacturer who developed the safety razor (1855-1932)
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not very sorry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
a midday meal
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
a form of address for a man
From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
according to the clock
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
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From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
unusual or striking
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading He was not very sorry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
up to a particular time
From this reading At 12 o’clock she came into his room and announced that she had a luncheon engagement, and might not be back till three.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not seen the advertisements, so Mr. Reeder had nothing to explain.
precisely as stated
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
past form of “wane” — grow smaller
From this reading Her interest in his affairs had apparently waned completely.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Miss Gillette arrived an hour late, which was not very remarkable.
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