Chapter 33 of The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close. She had achieved a brilliant success. Her beauty and her genius were the themes of every tongue. Her admirers were legion. She had a score of wealthy and titled lovers.
Chapter 33 of The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading “She had achieved a brilliant success.”
plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading “Her admirers were legion.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.”
archaic terms for army
From this reading “Her admirers were legion.”
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading “She had a score of wealthy and titled lovers.”
plural of “theme” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading “Her beauty and her genius were the themes of every tongue.”
belonging to the peerage
From this reading “She had a score of wealthy and titled lovers.”
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading “She had a score of wealthy and titled lovers.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She had achieved a brilliant success.”
In this reading “The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.”
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 The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
past form of “achieve” — to gain with effort
From this reading She had achieved a brilliant success.
plural of “admirer” — a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading Her admirers were legion.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her beauty and her genius were the themes of every tongue.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Her beauty and her genius were the themes of every tongue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading She had achieved a brilliant success.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Her beauty and her genius were the themes of every tongue.
someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality
From this reading Her beauty and her genius were the themes of every tongue.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had achieved a brilliant success.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her beauty and her genius were the themes of every tongue.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
archaic terms for army
From this reading Her admirers were legion.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
plural of “lover” — a person who loves someone or is loved by someone
From this reading She had a score of wealthy and titled lovers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
a number or letter indicating quality (especially of a student's performance)
From this reading She had a score of wealthy and titled lovers.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had achieved a brilliant success.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading She had achieved a brilliant success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
plural of “theme” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Her beauty and her genius were the themes of every tongue.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
belonging to the peerage
From this reading She had a score of wealthy and titled lovers.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading Her beauty and her genius were the themes of every tongue.
having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
From this reading She had a score of wealthy and titled lovers.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The three weeks of La Reine Blanche's London engagement were drawing to a close.
Chapter 33 of The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 33 holds 125 sentences of The Bride of the Tomb, and Queenie's Terrible Secret, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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