Chapter 32 of The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice. The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face. "Good Heaven, Sydney, what ails you?" she said. "You look positively ghastly. This interview has been too much for you.
Chapter 32 of The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret is here in full — 174 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/34 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a female actor
From this reading “The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.”
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading “"Good Heaven, Sydney, what ails you?" she said.”
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading “"You look positively ghastly.”
extremely
From this reading “"You look positively ghastly.”
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading “The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.”
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading “"Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.”
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In this reading “The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.”
investigate scientifically
In this reading “The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.”
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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 "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
a female actor
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading "Good Heaven, Sydney, what ails you?" she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading This interview has been too much for you.
take in liquids
From this reading "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This interview has been too much for you.
shockingly repellent; inspiring horror
From this reading "You look positively ghastly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good Heaven, Sydney, what ails you?" she said.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This interview has been too much for you.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Good Heaven, Sydney, what ails you?" she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading This interview has been too much for you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You look positively ghastly.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading This interview has been too much for you.
extremely
From this reading "You look positively ghastly.
the arrangement of the body and its limbs
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good Heaven, Sydney, what ails you?" she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Good Heaven, Sydney, what ails you?" she said.
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This interview has been too much for you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading This interview has been too much for you.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The beautiful actress struggled up to a sitting posture and looked into her sister's face.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Good Heaven, Sydney, what ails you?" she said.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Good Heaven, Sydney, what ails you?" she said.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Drink your wine, Queenie," repeated Sydney, in a slightly impatient voice.
Chapter 32 of The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 174 sentences, grouped into 35 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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