Chapter 36 of The Great Secret is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 36 of The Great Secret is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BLACK BAG Lady Dennisford had failed. I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it. "It's no use, Jim," she declared. "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me." "Good God!"
Chapter 36 of The Great Secret is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading “THE BLACK BAG Lady Dennisford had failed.”
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading “I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “"It's no use, Jim," she declared.”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.”
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “THE BLACK BAG Lady Dennisford had failed.”
hear with intention
From this reading “"I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “"I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."”
the act of using
From this reading “"It's no use, Jim," she declared.”
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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 "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading THE BLACK BAG Lady Dennisford had failed.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading THE BLACK BAG Lady Dennisford had failed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "It's no use, Jim," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE BLACK BAG Lady Dennisford had failed.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading THE BLACK BAG Lady Dennisford had failed.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Good God!"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Good God!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE BLACK BAG Lady Dennisford had failed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's no use, Jim," she declared.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's no use, Jim," she declared.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading THE BLACK BAG Lady Dennisford had failed.
hear with intention
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
not any; not one
From this reading "It's no use, Jim," she declared.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
cut with a saw
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's no use, Jim," she declared.
in the near future
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BLACK BAG Lady Dennisford had failed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
the act of using
From this reading "It's no use, Jim," she declared.
which person or people
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I've done my best, but there isn't a soul who will listen to me."
the words that are spoken
From this reading I saw it in her face as soon as I entered the room, and her first few words confirmed it.
Chapter 36 of The Great Secret by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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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