Chapter 14 of The Great Pearl Secret is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 14 of The Great Pearl Secret is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad. Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed. There had been banal things in it. Now they were gone. Banality could not exist near Lyda.
Chapter 14 of The Great Pearl Secret is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.”
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
From this reading “There had been banal things in it.”
a trite or obvious remark
From this reading “Banality could not exist near Lyda.”
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.”
have an existence, be extant
From this reading “Banality could not exist near Lyda.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.”
social deportment
From this reading “Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.”
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading “Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.”
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a formal room where visitors can be received and entertained
In this reading “Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.”
In this reading “SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.”
In this reading “SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.”
In this reading “Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.”
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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 SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
From this reading There had been banal things in it.
a trite or obvious remark
From this reading Banality could not exist near Lyda.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading There had been banal things in it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Banality could not exist near Lyda.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
have an existence, be extant
From this reading Banality could not exist near Lyda.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
destroyed or killed
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There had been banal things in it.
a small worthless amount
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
social deportment
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Banality could not exist near Lyda.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Banality could not exist near Lyda.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now they were gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Now they were gone.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading There had been banal things in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jack Manners had visited there before the war; but the drawing room was changed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Now they were gone.
which person or people
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading SUPPER AT TWELVE The house taken furnished by Lyda Pavoya belonged to a woman well known in society, who had gone abroad.
Chapter 14 of The Great Pearl Secret by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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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