Chapter 20 of The Daughter of a Magnate is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Daughter of a Magnate is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day. Gertrude confided a resolve to Glover. She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father. Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met. The terrible problem was how to arrange the interview.
Chapter 20 of The Daughter of a Magnate is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading “The terrible problem was how to arrange the interview.”
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “Gertrude confided a resolve to Glover.”
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading “DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.”
a process of becoming deeper and more profound
From this reading “DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.”
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading “The terrible problem was how to arrange the interview.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “Gertrude confided a resolve to Glover.”
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading “DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.”
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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 Gertrude confided a resolve to Glover.
(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 She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading The terrible problem was how to arrange the interview.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met.
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading Gertrude confided a resolve to Glover.
the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
a process of becoming deeper and more profound
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
at any time
From this reading Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
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From this reading Gertrude confided a resolve to Glover.
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From this reading Gertrude confided a resolve to Glover.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
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From this reading The terrible problem was how to arrange the interview.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
From this reading The terrible problem was how to arrange the interview.
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading Gertrude confided a resolve to Glover.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met.
inflected form of “steal” — take without the owner's consent
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The terrible problem was how to arrange the interview.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She had thought it all out and he must, she said, talk to her father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Gertrude confided a resolve to Glover.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading DEEPENING WATERS The stolen interview of the early morning was the consolation of the day.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing would ever ever come of a situation in which the two never met.
Chapter 20 of The Daughter of a Magnate by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman holds 217 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.
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