Chapter 11 of The Heiress of Wyvern Court is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Heiress of Wyvern Court is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST. Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never. The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering. He fancied he had seen water-marks above that. Then about Oscar: that was a terrible height to fall.
Chapter 11 of The Heiress of Wyvern Court is here in full — 114 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking definite form or limits
From this reading “THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “He fancied he had seen water-marks above that.”
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading “The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.”
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading “Then about Oscar: that was a terrible height to fall.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST.”
-ing form of “shelter” — provide shelter for
From this reading “The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.”
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading “Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.”
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading “The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.”
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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 Then about Oscar: that was a terrible height to fall.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Then about Oscar: that was a terrible height to fall.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading He fancied he had seen water-marks above that.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Then about Oscar: that was a terrible height to fall.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading He fancied he had seen water-marks above that.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He fancied he had seen water-marks above that.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He fancied he had seen water-marks above that.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Then about Oscar: that was a terrible height to fall.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.
immediately past
From this reading THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST.
a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.
an annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
From this reading Then about Oscar: that was a terrible height to fall.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST.
the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He fancied he had seen water-marks above that.
-ing form of “shelter” — provide shelter for
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
inflected form of “speed” — move hurridly
From this reading Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Then about Oscar: that was a terrible height to fall.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE RESCUE--CLOUDY DAYS--GOOD NEWS AT LAST.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then about Oscar: that was a terrible height to fall.
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then about Oscar: that was a terrible height to fall.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
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From this reading He fancied he had seen water-marks above that.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
in or at the place that
From this reading The fear was upon him that _high_ tides, at any rate, did reach the ledge of safety where the girls were sheltering.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Like the wind sped Dick--it must be now or never.
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