Chapter 26 of The Evil Shepherd is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The Evil Shepherd is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square. Lady Cynthia turned to her companion. “You must come in, please,” she said. “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.” Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
Chapter 26 of The Evil Shepherd is here in full — 153 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading “Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.”
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading “Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.”
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading “Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.”
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading “Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading ““I insist, if it is only for five minutes.””
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.”
put into a recess
From this reading “Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.”
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading “Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.”
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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 Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
inflected form of “admit” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
having or marked by a curve or smoothly rounded bend
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
(Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moon; daughter of Leto and twin sister of Apollo; identified with Roman Diana
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
and nothing more
From this reading “I insist, if it is only for five minutes.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
put into a recess
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
make square
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The car stopped in front of the great house in Grosvenor Square.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
having come into contact
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Lady Cynthia turned to her companion.
in or at the place that
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
which person or people
From this reading Sir Timothy followed her across the hall to a curved recess, where the footman who had admitted them touched a bell, and a small automatic lift came down.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must come in, please,” she said.
Chapter 26 of The Evil Shepherd by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 153 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 26 holds 153 sentences of The Evil Shepherd, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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