Chapter 22 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"He won't talk about it?" "He's my own brother, and I love him dearly. But sometimes I think he's hard. Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn. There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
Chapter 22 of The Amazing Interlude is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.”
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading “"He's my own brother, and I love him dearly.”
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading “Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.”
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading “There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “But sometimes I think he's hard.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.”
displeasing to the senses
From this reading “Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "He won't talk about it?"
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He's my own brother, and I love him dearly.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "He's my own brother, and I love him dearly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But sometimes I think he's hard.
in a sincere and heartfelt manner
From this reading "He's my own brother, and I love him dearly.
at any time
From this reading Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But sometimes I think he's hard.
past form of “hasten” — act or move at high speed
From this reading Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He won't talk about it?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He's my own brother, and I love him dearly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He's my own brother, and I love him dearly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He's my own brother, and I love him dearly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "He won't talk about it?"
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "He's my own brother, and I love him dearly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He's my own brother, and I love him dearly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "He's my own brother, and I love him dearly.
plural of “put” — the option to sell a given stock (or stock index or commodity future) at a given price before a given date
From this reading There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading But sometimes I think he's hard.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "He won't talk about it?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But sometimes I think he's hard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.
displeasing to the senses
From this reading Not that he's ever ugly," she hastened to add; "but he's stubborn.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading There's a sort of wall in him, and he puts some things behind it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He won't talk about it?"
Chapter 22 of The Amazing Interlude by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 232 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 22 holds 232 sentences of The Amazing Interlude, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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