Chapter 35 of The Great Secret is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Great Secret is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table. "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?" I bowed. "I prefer to think," I said, "that you were joking yesterday." "So!" she answered, and began to eat.
Chapter 35 of The Great Secret is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “I bowed.”
characterized by jokes and good humor
From this reading “"I prefer to think," I said, "that you were joking yesterday."”
a midday meal
From this reading “AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.”
like better; value more highly
From this reading “"I prefer to think," I said, "that you were joking yesterday."”
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading “"Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"”
compelling immediate action
From this reading “AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.”
a message informing of danger
From this reading “AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "So!" she answered, and began to eat.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
past form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "So!" she answered, and began to eat.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading I bowed.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
take in solid food
From this reading "So!" she answered, and began to eat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I bowed.
characterized by jokes and good humor
From this reading "I prefer to think," I said, "that you were joking yesterday."
a midday meal
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
like better; value more highly
From this reading "I prefer to think," I said, "that you were joking yesterday."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So!" she answered, and began to eat.
at a steady rate or pace
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I prefer to think," I said, "that you were joking yesterday."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I prefer to think," I said, "that you were joking yesterday."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
compelling immediate action
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
a message informing of danger
From this reading AN URGENT WARNING Madame came alone to luncheon the next morning, and beckoned me to her table.
(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 "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I prefer to think," I said, "that you were joking yesterday."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
the day immediately before today
From this reading "I prefer to think," I said, "that you were joking yesterday."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," she said, with her black eyes fixed steadily upon mine, "you are of the same mind, eh?"
Chapter 35 of The Great Secret by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 170 sentences, grouped into 34 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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