Chapter 3 of Scandal is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Scandal is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm. "Tell us! Tell us!" she cried. Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came. "What is this right, Beatrix?" she asked.
Chapter 3 of Scandal is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.”
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.”
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.”
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading “Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.”
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading “Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.”
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading “Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.”
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading “Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.”
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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 Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is this right, Beatrix?" she asked.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What is this right, Beatrix?" she asked.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Tell us!" she cried.
possessive form of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is this right, Beatrix?" she asked.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
on one occasion
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
above and across; more than
From this reading Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "What is this right, Beatrix?" she asked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tell us!" she cried.
express in words
From this reading "Tell us!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "What is this right, Beatrix?" she asked.
the cognitive condition of someone who understands
From this reading Over Aunt Honoria’s face the beginning of a new understanding came.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Tell us!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Vanderdyke lost her perfect reserve for once and grasped her daughter’s arm.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is this right, Beatrix?" she asked.
Chapter 3 of Scandal by Cosmo Hamilton holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 413 sentences of Scandal, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Scandal by Cosmo Hamilton exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 413 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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