Chapter 21 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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Chapter 21 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 231 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands. "Shall I tell him, Belle?" she asked. Belle hesitated. "I don't believe I would," she said forlornly. "He won't like it.
Chapter 21 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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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"Shall I tell him, Belle?" she asked.”
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “"I don't believe I would," she said forlornly.”
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “"Shall I tell him, Belle?" she asked.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.”
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading “Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Belle hesitated.”
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading “Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.”
in a listless manner
From this reading “Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.”
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Shall I tell him, Belle?" she asked.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I don't believe I would," she said forlornly.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading "Shall I tell him, Belle?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't believe I would," she said forlornly.
in a forlorn manner
From this reading "I don't believe I would," she said forlornly.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He won't like it.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Belle hesitated.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Shall I tell him, Belle?" she asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I tell him, Belle?" she asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.
United States filmmaker whose works explore the richness of black culture in America (born in 1957)
From this reading Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "He won't like it.
in a listless manner
From this reading Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't believe I would," she said forlornly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sara Lee held it listlessly in her hands.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I tell him, Belle?" she asked.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shall I tell him, Belle?" she asked.
express in words
From this reading "Shall I tell him, Belle?" she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He won't like it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I don't believe I would," she said forlornly.
Chapter 21 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 21 holds 231 sentences of The Amazing Interlude, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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