Chapter 29 of The Cinema Murder is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Cinema Murder is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived. She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere. His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice. "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously. "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
Chapter 29 of The Cinema Murder is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “"Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.”
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading “She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.”
plural of “cigarette” — finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading “Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.”
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 “Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.”
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading “"Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.”
being unoccupied
From this reading “Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
a particular environment or surrounding influence
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
plural of “cigarette” — finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
intentionally conceived
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
having the place or position changed
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
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 Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
with resolute determination
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
a young female
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
the act of departing
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
on one occasion
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
not in physical motion
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She seemed conscious at once of the disturbed atmosphere.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
causing difficulty or annoyance
From this reading "Is that girl going to be troublesome?" she demanded anxiously.
being unoccupied
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Not in the way we feared," he replied.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
at the time that
From this reading Philip was still gazing into vacancy and smoking cigarettes when Elizabeth arrived.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading His hands, which she held firmly in hers, were as cold as ice.
Chapter 29 of The Cinema Murder by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 220 sentences, grouped into 44 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 29 holds 220 sentences of The Cinema Murder, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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