Chapter 29 of The Double Traitor is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of The Double Traitor is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms. She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his. "You dear!" she exclaimed. "Oh, how weary I am of it! Nearly a week in the train!
Chapter 29 of The Double Traitor is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with affection
From this reading “She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.”
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.”
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.”
create by training and teaching
From this reading “Nearly a week in the train!”
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading “"Oh, how weary I am of it!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
with affection
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
the two together, not just one
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
dearly loved
From this reading "You dear!" she exclaimed.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "You dear!" she exclaimed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nearly a week in the train!
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
a particular point in time
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Nearly a week in the train!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading Anna almost threw herself from the railway carriage into Norgate's arms.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading She kissed him on both cheeks, held him for a moment away from her, then passed her arm affectionately through his.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Nearly a week in the train!
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading "Oh, how weary I am of it!
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Nearly a week in the train!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You dear!" she exclaimed.
Chapter 29 of The Double Traitor by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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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