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Chapter 5 of The Baronet's Bride is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ZENITH'S MALEDICTION. A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland. The clergyman was the first to speak. "The woman is stark mad," he said. "We must see about this.
Chapter 5 of The Baronet's Bride is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.”
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading “The clergyman was the first to speak.”
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.”
intense and profound fear
From this reading “A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.”
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading “A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.”
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading “"The woman is stark mad," he said.”
possessive form of “zenith” — the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “ZENITH'S MALEDICTION.”
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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 A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "We must see about this.
(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 A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
a member of the clergy and a spiritual leader of the Christian Church
From this reading The clergyman was the first to speak.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The clergyman was the first to speak.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The woman is stark mad," he said.
intense and profound fear
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The woman is stark mad," he said.
an opaque form of quartz; red or yellow or brown or dark green in color; used for ornamentation or as a gemstone
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
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From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
roused to anger
From this reading "The woman is stark mad," he said.
the act of calling down a curse that invokes evil (and usually serves as an insult)
From this reading ZENITH'S MALEDICTION.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must see about this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The woman is stark mad," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
term of address for a man
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
express in speech
From this reading The clergyman was the first to speak.
devoid of any qualifications or disguise or adornment
From this reading "The woman is stark mad," he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "We must see about this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The clergyman was the first to speak.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We must see about this.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "The woman is stark mad," he said.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading A dead pause of blank consternation; the faces around a sight to see; horror and wonder in every countenance--most of all in the countenance of Sir Jasper Kingsland.
possessive form of “zenith” — the point above the observer that is directly opposite the nadir on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading ZENITH'S MALEDICTION.
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