Chapter 15 of The Cinema Murder is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Cinema Murder is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Elizabeth's face was glowing with joy. For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties. "You dear, dear man!" she exclaimed. "To think what you have missed! It would have been the evening of your life.
Chapter 15 of The Cinema Murder is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.”
possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “Elizabeth's face was glowing with joy.”
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “"You dear, dear man!" she exclaimed.”
highly enthusiastic
From this reading “Elizabeth's face was glowing with joy.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “Elizabeth's face was glowing with joy.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"To think what you have missed!”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.”
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plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It would have been the evening of your life.
dearly loved
From this reading "You dear, dear man!" she exclaimed.
possessive form of “elizabeth” — daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Elizabeth's face was glowing with joy.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It would have been the evening of your life.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "You dear, dear man!" she exclaimed.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Elizabeth's face was glowing with joy.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
highly enthusiastic
From this reading Elizabeth's face was glowing with joy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "To think what you have missed!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would have been the evening of your life.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Elizabeth's face was glowing with joy.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It would have been the evening of your life.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "You dear, dear man!" she exclaimed.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "To think what you have missed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It would have been the evening of your life.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "To think what you have missed!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To think what you have missed!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading For the first time Philip realised that she, too, had had her anxieties.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Elizabeth's face was glowing with joy.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "To think what you have missed!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Elizabeth's face was glowing with joy.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would have been the evening of your life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You dear, dear man!" she exclaimed.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It would have been the evening of your life.
Chapter 15 of The Cinema Murder by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 122 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 15 holds 122 sentences of The Cinema Murder, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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