Chapter 25 of The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion. To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction. Their eyes met. Burton coughed. "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
Chapter 25 of The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.”
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading “To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.”
past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading “Burton coughed.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.”
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “"A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.”
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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 THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
past form of “cough” — exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion
From this reading Burton coughed.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Their eyes met.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
in the manner of someone who has committed an offense
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Their eyes met.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
with speed
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
Identical; not different.
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Their eyes met.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To his amazement, Burton had been gazing in the same direction.
in the direction of
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "A remarkably fine woman, that," Mr. Waddington declared.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading THE END OF A WONDERFUL WORLD Mr. Waddington turned his head away quickly and glanced half guiltily towards his companion.
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