Chapter 12 of The Christmas Angel is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Christmas Angel is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel. He nodded brightly. "To-morrow morning you will see," he said. "It will prove that all I have shown you is really true." "A pretty child," said Miss Terry musingly.
Chapter 12 of The Christmas Angel is here in full — 110 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.”
with brightness
From this reading “He nodded brightly.”
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading “THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “He nodded brightly.”
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"It will prove that all I have shown you is really true."”
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading “THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.”
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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 "A pretty child," said Miss Terry musingly.
anew
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "It will prove that all I have shown you is really true."
spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
with brightness
From this reading He nodded brightly.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
a young person of either sex
From this reading "A pretty child," said Miss Terry musingly.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
set up or found
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
a long fixed look
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It will prove that all I have shown you is really true."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He nodded brightly.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It will prove that all I have shown you is really true."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It will prove that all I have shown you is really true."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "To-morrow morning you will see," he said.
in a reflective manner
From this reading "A pretty child," said Miss Terry musingly.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading He nodded brightly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
on one occasion
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "A pretty child," said Miss Terry musingly.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading "It will prove that all I have shown you is really true."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "It will prove that all I have shown you is really true."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "To-morrow morning you will see," he said.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "To-morrow morning you will see," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "It will prove that all I have shown you is really true."
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It will prove that all I have shown you is really true."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
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From this reading "To-morrow morning you will see," he said.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "It will prove that all I have shown you is really true."
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
at the time that
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE ANGEL AGAIN "Will she bring it back?" asked Miss Terry eagerly, when once more she found herself under the gaze of the Christmas Angel.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "To-morrow morning you will see," he said.
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Chapter 12 holds 110 sentences of The Christmas Angel, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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