Chapter 11 of The Beautiful Wretch is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Beautiful Wretch is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW POSSIBILITIES. 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly. 'And there is a photograph of her----. Let me see, where is it?' She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
Chapter 11 of The Beautiful Wretch is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading “She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.”
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading “She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.”
your grandmother
From this reading “'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.”
record on photographic film
From this reading “'And there is a photograph of her----.”
in a cheerful manner
From this reading “'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.”
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading “NEW POSSIBILITIES.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.”
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 'And there is a photograph of her----.
one or more recordings issued together; originally released on 12-inch phonograph records (usually with attractive record covers) and later on cassette audiotape and compact disc
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'And there is a photograph of her----.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
without stop or interruption
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'And there is a photograph of her----.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'And there is a photograph of her----.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Let me see, where is it?'
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Let me see, where is it?'
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
your grandmother
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW POSSIBILITIES.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'And there is a photograph of her----.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
record on photographic film
From this reading 'And there is a photograph of her----.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading NEW POSSIBILITIES.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Let me see, where is it?'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'And there is a photograph of her----.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
precisely as stated
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading 'Many people have told me I am very like what Nan used to be,' continued Miss Madge, pleasantly.
in or at the place that
From this reading Let me see, where is it?'
in the company of; together with
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading She went to a table and opened an album, his eyes following her with wonder and a vague bewildered delight.
Chapter 11 of The Beautiful Wretch by William Black holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 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.
Chapter 11 holds 153 sentences of The Beautiful Wretch, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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