Chapter 5 of The Green Carnation is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of The Green Carnation is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window. "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said. Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest. That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her." "I suppose so," the boy said.
Chapter 5 of The Green Carnation is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.”
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
From this reading “That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.”
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading “"I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.”
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading “That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."”
move hurridly
From this reading “Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.”
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading “She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.”
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading “Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
a youthful male person
From this reading "I suppose so," the boy said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.
an established custom
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
the one or ones belonging to her
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
English empiricist philosopher who believed that all knowledge is derived from sensory experience (1632-1704)
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
take in marriage
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
a form of address for a man
From this reading "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
the act of departing politely
From this reading Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
From this reading "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.
the act of smoking tobacco or other substances
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I suppose so," the boy said.
move hurridly
From this reading Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose so," the boy said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I hear Mr. Smith saying that he must go," she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
suggesting the operation of supernatural influences
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading Mrs. Windsor rustled forward to speed the parting guest.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She laughed without smiling, an uncanny habit of hers, and turned to the window.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading That night Esme said to Reggie in the smoking room-- "Reggie, Lady Locke will marry you if you ask her."
Chapter 5 of The Green Carnation by Robert Hichens holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 400 sentences of The Green Carnation, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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