Chapter 27 of The Governors is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Governors is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry. He showed it alike in his speech and expression. Virginia looked at him like a terrified child. "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!" "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
Chapter 27 of The Governors is here in full — 125 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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equally
From this reading “He showed it alike in his speech and expression.”
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.”
in a breathless manner
From this reading “"What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.”
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “He showed it alike in his speech and expression.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “He showed it alike in his speech and expression.”
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading “Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.”
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading “Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.”
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 Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
equally
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
in a breathless manner
From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
set up or found
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
immediately past
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading He showed it alike in his speech and expression.
thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Virginia looked at him like a terrified child.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DUKE OF MOWBRAY This time Mildmay was angry.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want?" she asked breathlessly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So, Virginia," he said, "I have found you at last!"
Chapter 27 of The Governors by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 125 sentences, grouped into 25 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 125 sentences of The Governors, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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