Chapter 5 of The Belovéd Traitor is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Belovéd Traitor is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded. With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came. "But it is nothing--that," he said slowly. "What was there to tell, mademoiselle?" "Nothing!"
Chapter 5 of The Belovéd Traitor is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"What was there to tell, mademoiselle?"”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “"Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.”
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading “With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “"But it is nothing--that," he said slowly.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “"Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.”
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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 With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it is nothing--that," he said slowly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But it is nothing--that," he said slowly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
immediately past
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "What was there to tell, mademoiselle?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "But it is nothing--that," he said slowly.
trouble or confusion resulting from complexity
From this reading With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But it is nothing--that," he said slowly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "But it is nothing--that," he said slowly.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.
express in words
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "But it is nothing--that," he said slowly.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "What was there to tell, mademoiselle?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What was there to tell, mademoiselle?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What was there to tell, mademoiselle?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What was there to tell, mademoiselle?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a start, he shrugged his shoulders--and perplexity came.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then why did you not tell me about it last night?" she demanded.
Chapter 5 of The Belovéd Traitor by Frank L. (Frank Lucius) Packard holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 5 holds 394 sentences of The Belovéd Traitor, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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