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The House of Whispers

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

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BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
Had Flockart spoken the truth?
The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.
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The House of Whispers

Chapter XXVI · Chapter 26

Chapter 26 of The House of Whispers is here in full — 138 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.
/bɪˈtreɪz ðə bɑːnd ðə ɡɜːrl ˈhɜːrid ɑːn hɜːr hɑːrt fɪld wɪð ˈwʌndər hɜːr aɪz ˈbrɪmɪŋ wɪð terz ʌv ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/
Line 2
The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.
/ðə wʌn θɔːt ˈɑːkjəpaɪɪŋ hɜːr hoʊl maɪnd wɑːz ˈweðər ˈwɔːltər ˈrɪli wɪʃt tuː siː hɜːr əˈɡen/
Line 3
Had Flockart spoken the truth?
Line 4
The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.
/ðə ˈsɪriəs feɪs ʌv ðə mæn ʃiː lʌvd soʊ wel roʊz bɪˈfɔːr hɜːr blɜːrd ˈvɪʒən/
Line 5
She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

betrays verb US /bɪˈtreɪz/

third-person singular of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

From this reading “BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.”

blurred adjective US /blɜːrd/

indistinct or hazy in outline

From this reading “The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.”

bond noun US /bɑːnd/

an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading “BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.”

brimming adjective US /ˈbrɪmɪŋ/

filled to capacity

From this reading “BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.”

fateful adjective US /ˈfeɪtfəl/

having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

From this reading “She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.”

indignation noun US /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading “BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.”

occupying verb US /ˈɑːkjəpaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “occupy” — keep busy with

From this reading “The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.”

Walter noun US /ˈwɔːltər/

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading “The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.”

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againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/

the past participle of “be”

From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

BETRAYSverbUS /bɪˈtreɪz/

third-person singular of “betray” — reveal unintentionally

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

blurredadjectiveUS /blɜːrd/

indistinct or hazy in outline

From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

BONDnounUS /bɑːnd/

an electrical force linking atoms

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

brimmingadjectiveUS /ˈbrɪmɪŋ/

filled to capacity

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

eyesnounUS /aɪz/

opinion or judgment

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

facenounUS /feɪs/

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

fatefuladjectiveUS /ˈfeɪtfəl/

having momentous consequences; of decisive importance

From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/

(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

Flockart

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Had Flockart spoken the truth?

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Had Flockart spoken the truth?

heartnounUS /hɑːrt/

the locus of feelings and intuitions

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

hurriedadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːrid/

moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

indignationnounUS /ˌɪndɪɡˈneɪʃən/

a feeling of righteous anger

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

letternounUS /ˈletər/

a written message addressed to a person or organization

From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

lovedadjectiveUS /lʌvd/

held dear

From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

mindnounUS /maɪnd/

The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

occupyingverbUS /ˈɑːkjəpaɪɪŋ/

-ing form of “occupy” — keep busy with

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

offadverbUS /ɔːf/

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

onepronounUS /wʌn/

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

ownverbUS /oʊn/

have ownership or possession of

From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

reallyadverbUS /ˈrɪli/

in accordance with truth or fact or reality

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

rosenounUS /roʊz/

any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses

From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

seeverbUS /siː/

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

sentnounUS /sent/

100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia

From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

seriousadjectiveUS /ˈsɪriəs/

concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities

From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

spokenadjectiveUS /ˈspoʊkən/

uttered through the medium of speech or characterized by speech; sometimes used in combination

From this reading Had Flockart spoken the truth?

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/

the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

truthnounUS /truːθ/

a fact that has been verified

From this reading Had Flockart spoken the truth?

untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/

up to a particular time

From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading She had been his--his very own--until she had sent off that fateful letter.

visionnounUS /ˈvɪʒən/

a vivid mental image

From this reading The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

WalternounUS /ˈwɔːltər/

German conductor (1876-1962)

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 The serious face of the man she loved so well rose before her blurred vision.

whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/

used to introduce two or more possibilities

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading The one thought occupying her whole mind was whether Walter really wished to see her again.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

wondernounUS /ˈwʌndər/

the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising

From this reading BETRAYS THE BOND The girl hurried on, her heart filled with wonder, her eyes brimming with tears of indignation.

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Perthshire
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