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Chapter 1 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles. Henri explained the method. "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly. That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again. The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
Chapter 1 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.”
plural of “belgian” — a native or inhabitant of Belgium
From this reading “That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.”
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading “The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.”
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading “Henri explained the method.”
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading “Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.”
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading “Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.”
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading “The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.”
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading “Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.
plural of “battle” — a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.
plural of “belgian” — a native or inhabitant of Belgium
From this reading That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.
plural of “drama” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
past form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading Henri explained the method.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Henri explained the method.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.
be the source of pain
From this reading "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
a way of doing something, especially a systematic way; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
From this reading Henri explained the method.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.
to hold fast or prevent from moving
From this reading Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly.
the context and environment in which something is set
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly.
with low volume
From this reading "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.
in or at or to some place
From this reading That Henri might be living, somewhere, that some day the Belgians might go home again.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members
From this reading Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Henri explained the method.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Officers stopping in to fight their paper and pin battles.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The stage on which we play our little dramas of life and love has for most of us but one setting.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That I should have hurt you so!" he said softly.
Chapter 1 of The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 231 sentences, grouped into 47 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 231 sentences of The Amazing Interlude, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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