Chapter 36 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She took another tone suddenly. Colour came into her face. She looked with darkened eyes at her cousin. "Sue...." she said. "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
Chapter 36 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel is here in full — 458 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “Colour came into her face.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “She looked with darkened eyes at her cousin.”
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading “She looked with darkened eyes at her cousin.”
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “"The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “She took another tone suddenly.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “"Sue...." she said.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “She took another tone suddenly.”
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obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Colour came into her face.”
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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 "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
(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 "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She took another tone suddenly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked with darkened eyes at her cousin.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Colour came into her face.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Colour came into her face.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading She looked with darkened eyes at her cousin.
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading She looked with darkened eyes at her cousin.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She looked with darkened eyes at her cousin.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Colour came into her face.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
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From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Colour came into her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Colour came into her face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked with darkened eyes at her cousin.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Sue...." she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She took another tone suddenly.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She took another tone suddenly.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading "Sue...." she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading She took another tone suddenly.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She took another tone suddenly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She looked with darkened eyes at her cousin.
a late time of life
From this reading "The fact is that all these years I've been nothing but a miserable happiness-hunter!"
Chapter 36 of Shadows of Flames: A Novel by Amélie Rives holds 458 sentences, grouped into 92 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.
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