Chapter 6 of The Baronet's Bride is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Baronet's Bride is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO DYING BEQUESTS. This midsummer night was sultry and still. The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew. The inky sky was invisible--no breath of air stirred the terrible calm. The midsummer night was full of dark and deadly menace.
Chapter 6 of The Baronet's Bride is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bequest” — (law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading “TWO DYING BEQUESTS.”
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading “The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.”
chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
From this reading “The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.”
of the color of black ink
From this reading “The inky sky was invisible--no breath of air stirred the terrible calm.”
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading “The midsummer night was full of dark and deadly menace.”
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading “This midsummer night was sultry and still.”
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading “This midsummer night was sultry and still.”
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading “The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.”
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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 darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The inky sky was invisible--no breath of air stirred the terrible calm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading This midsummer night was sultry and still.
plural of “bequest” — (law) a gift of personal property by will
From this reading TWO DYING BEQUESTS.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading The inky sky was invisible--no breath of air stirred the terrible calm.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
make calm or still
From this reading The inky sky was invisible--no breath of air stirred the terrible calm.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The midsummer night was full of dark and deadly menace.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
causing or capable of causing death
From this reading The midsummer night was full of dark and deadly menace.
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading TWO DYING BEQUESTS.
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The midsummer night was full of dark and deadly menace.
chopped meat mixed with potatoes and browned
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
of the color of black ink
From this reading The inky sky was invisible--no breath of air stirred the terrible calm.
impossible or nearly impossible to see; imperceptible by the eye
From this reading The inky sky was invisible--no breath of air stirred the terrible calm.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
set afire or burning
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
abrupt electric discharge from cloud to cloud or from cloud to earth accompanied by the emission of light
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
pose a threat to; present a danger to
From this reading The midsummer night was full of dark and deadly menace.
June 21, when the sun is at its northernmost point
From this reading This midsummer night was sultry and still.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading This midsummer night was sultry and still.
not any; not one
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
one of four equal parts
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading The inky sky was invisible--no breath of air stirred the terrible calm.
not in physical motion
From this reading This midsummer night was sultry and still.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading The inky sky was invisible--no breath of air stirred the terrible calm.
sexually exciting or gratifying
From this reading This midsummer night was sultry and still.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The inky sky was invisible--no breath of air stirred the terrible calm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This midsummer night was sultry and still.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO DYING BEQUESTS.
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This midsummer night was sultry and still.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The darkness was like the darkness of Egypt, lighted every now and then by a vivid Hash of lightning, from what quarter of the heavens no man knew.
Chapter 6 of The Baronet's Bride by May Agnes Fleming holds 232 sentences, grouped into 47 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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