Chapter 10 of The Fallen Leaves is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Fallen Leaves is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Amelius rose impulsively from his chair. Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat. “You have given me your promise,” she whispered. “All I ask of you is to be silent.” She softly drew the key out of the door, and showed it to him.
Chapter 10 of The Fallen Leaves is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading “Amelius rose impulsively from his chair.”
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading “She softly drew the key out of the door, and showed it to him.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading ““You have given me your promise,” she whispered.”
take up or begin anew
From this reading “Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.”
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading “Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.”
with low volume
From this reading “She softly drew the key out of the door, and showed it to him.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““You have given me your promise,” she whispered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(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 “All I ask of you is to be silent.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amelius rose impulsively from his chair.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “All I ask of you is to be silent.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “All I ask of you is to be silent.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Amelius rose impulsively from his chair.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She softly drew the key out of the door, and showed it to him.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She softly drew the key out of the door, and showed it to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Amelius rose impulsively from his chair.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “You have given me your promise,” she whispered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You have given me your promise,” she whispered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Amelius rose impulsively from his chair.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “All I ask of you is to be silent.”
in an impulsive or impetuous way; without taking cautions
From this reading Amelius rose impulsively from his chair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All I ask of you is to be silent.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She softly drew the key out of the door, and showed it to him.
metal device shaped in such a way that when it is inserted into the appropriate lock the lock's mechanism can be rotated
From this reading She softly drew the key out of the door, and showed it to him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You have given me your promise,” she whispered.
a particular point in time
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “All I ask of you is to be silent.”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She softly drew the key out of the door, and showed it to him.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “You have given me your promise,” she whispered.
take up or begin anew
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Amelius rose impulsively from his chair.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You have given me your promise,” she whispered.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She softly drew the key out of the door, and showed it to him.
having a handwritten signature
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading “All I ask of you is to be silent.”
with low volume
From this reading She softly drew the key out of the door, and showed it to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mrs. Farnaby turned at the same moment, and signed to him to resume his seat.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “You have given me your promise,” she whispered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have given me your promise,” she whispered.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You have given me your promise,” she whispered.
Chapter 10 of The Fallen Leaves by Wilkie Collins holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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 10 holds 280 sentences of The Fallen Leaves, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Fallen Leaves by Wilkie Collins exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 280 sentences, grouped into 56 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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