Chapter 3 of Red Masquerade is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Red Masquerade is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, yes you do!” Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got. Now do be nice and stop protesting! You see, you’ve touched my heart. I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.
Chapter 3 of Red Masquerade is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.”
a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
From this reading “Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Now do be nice and stop protesting!”
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading “I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.”
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading “I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.”
-ing form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “Now do be nice and stop protesting!”
having come into contact
From this reading “You see, you’ve touched my heart.”
not embarrassed
From this reading “Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.”
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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 Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now do be nice and stop protesting!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Now do be nice and stop protesting!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Oh, yes you do!”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
a cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You see, you’ve touched my heart.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading Now do be nice and stop protesting!
not any; not one
From this reading I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now do be nice and stop protesting!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, yes you do!”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
graphic art consisting of an artistic composition made by applying paints to a surface
From this reading I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.
having or expressing strong emotions
From this reading I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.
-ing form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading Now do be nice and stop protesting!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You see, you’ve touched my heart.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading Now do be nice and stop protesting!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.
having come into contact
From this reading You see, you’ve touched my heart.
not embarrassed
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I’d no idea you were so passionate about that painting.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
at the time that
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Lanyard insisted, unabashed—“or you will when you learn what a kind heart I’ve got.
an affirmative
From this reading “Oh, yes you do!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh, yes you do!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You see, you’ve touched my heart.
Chapter 3 of Red Masquerade by Louis Joseph Vance holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 3 holds 409 sentences of Red Masquerade, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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