Chapter 6 of The Bond of Black is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Bond of Black is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
How could she know? I wondered. Aline herself must have told her. She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural. I was puzzled.
Chapter 6 of The Bond of Black is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
From this reading “Aline herself must have told her.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.”
a false statement
From this reading “She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “I was puzzled.”
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading “She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.”
communicated in words
From this reading “She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “I wondered.”
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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 She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight
From this reading Aline herself must have told her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could she know?
made known or openly avowed
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
a false statement
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Aline herself must have told her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aline herself must have told her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Aline herself must have told her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could she know?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wondered.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How could she know?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Aline herself must have told her.
of an obscure nature
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading I was puzzled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How could she know?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Aline herself must have told her.
not in accordance with or determined by nature; contrary to nature
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
communicated in words
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
at the time that
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
belonging to which person
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She uttered a falsehood when she declared that she did not know the mysterious fair-faced woman whose power was so mysterious and unnatural.
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading I wondered.
Chapter 6 of The Bond of Black by William Le Queux holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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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