Chapter 23 of The Daffodil Mystery is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Daffodil Mystery is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence. "You!" he said wonderingly. The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face. She nodded. "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
Chapter 23 of The Daffodil Mystery is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.”
a young female
From this reading “The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “"Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “She nodded.”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.”
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading “THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.”
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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 "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
a long fixed look
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
a young female
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading She nodded.
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From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
and nothing more
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
a traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You!" he said wonderingly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She nodded.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONFESSION OF ODETTE RIDER He could only gaze in stupified silence.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The girl was pale and her eyes never left his face.
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading "You!" he said wonderingly.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, it is I," she said in a low voice.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You!" he said wonderingly.
Chapter 23 of The Daffodil Mystery by Edgar Wallace holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 23 holds 139 sentences of The Daffodil Mystery, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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