Chapter 33 of The Great Secret is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXIII
Chapter 33 of The Great Secret is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes. My cousin considerately slipped out of the room. Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural. "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it? Tell me how it is that you are alive."
Chapter 33 of The Great Secret is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “Tell me how it is that you are alive."”
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.”
without deviation
From this reading “Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.”
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading “Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “"Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.”
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading “RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.”
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading “My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.”
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 RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
possessing life
From this reading Tell me how it is that you are alive."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tell me how it is that you are alive."
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
in a considerate manner
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
without deviation
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
opinion or judgment
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
set up or found
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell me how it is that you are alive."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
supporting yourself on your knees
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
steal goods; take as spoils
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Directly she opened her eyes and found me kneeling by her side, her color became more natural.
inflected form of “slip” — move stealthily
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
express in words
From this reading Tell me how it is that you are alive."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell me how it is that you are alive."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My cousin considerately slipped out of the room.
precisely as stated
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading RIFLE PRACTICE Adele was herself in a very few minutes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Jim," she murmured, "how did you do it?
Chapter 33 of The Great Secret by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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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