Chapter 15 of The Great Pearl Secret is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Great Pearl Secret is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda. He walked for miles. He was happy. He was proud. He was wretched.
Chapter 15 of The Great Pearl Secret is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.”
social deportment
From this reading “THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.”
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “He walked for miles.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “He was proud.”
United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading “THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “He walked for miles.”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “He was wretched.”
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the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading He walked for miles.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading He was happy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
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From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
social deportment
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
plural of “mile” — a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading He walked for miles.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading He was proud.
United States physicist (born in Hungary) who worked on the first atom bomb and the first hydrogen bomb (1908-2003)
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading He walked for miles.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was happy.
at the time that
From this reading THE FORTUNE TELLER Manners did not go to his hotel when he left Lyda.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading He was wretched.
Chapter 15 of The Great Pearl Secret by C. N. (Charles Norris) Williamson holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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 15 holds 269 sentences of The Great Pearl Secret, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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