Chapter 27 of The Fallen Leaves is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Fallen Leaves is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open. She was on the watch for Amelius. “Come in!” she cried, the moment he appeared in the hall. She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang. Her face was flushed, her eyes were wild.
Chapter 27 of The Fallen Leaves is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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strike violently
From this reading “She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Her face was flushed, her eyes were wild.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading ““Come in!” she cried, the moment he appeared in the hall.”
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading “The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.”
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading “She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.”
look attentively
From this reading “She was on the watch for Amelius.”
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Her face was flushed, her eyes were wild.”
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 pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was on the watch for Amelius.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “Come in!” she cried, the moment he appeared in the hall.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
strike violently
From this reading She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Come in!” she cried, the moment he appeared in the hall.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Come in!” she cried, the moment he appeared in the hall.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her face was flushed, her eyes were wild.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was flushed, her eyes were wild.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Her face was flushed, her eyes were wild.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was on the watch for Amelius.
on the floor closest to level with the ground
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “Come in!” she cried, the moment he appeared in the hall.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Come in!” she cried, the moment he appeared in the hall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was flushed, her eyes were wild.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Come in!” she cried, the moment he appeared in the hall.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.
a particular point in time
From this reading “Come in!” she cried, the moment he appeared in the hall.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was on the watch for Amelius.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
to some extent; in some degree; not wholly
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was on the watch for Amelius.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door of Mrs. Farnaby’s ground-floor room, at the back of the house, was partially open.
look attentively
From this reading She was on the watch for Amelius.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her face was flushed, her eyes were wild.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Her face was flushed, her eyes were wild.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She pulled him into the room, and shut the door with a bang.
Chapter 27 of The Fallen Leaves by Wilkie Collins holds 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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 27 holds 173 sentences of The Fallen Leaves, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 27 of The Fallen Leaves by Wilkie Collins exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 173 sentences, grouped into 35 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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