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Chapter 4 of The Hundredth Chance is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips. "I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd." "Oh, Mother!" Maud said. And that was all; for what was the good of saying more?
Chapter 4 of The Hundredth Chance is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd."”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.”
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading “THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.”
not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid
From this reading “"I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd."”
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading “THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.”
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading “THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.”
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In this reading “THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And that was all; for what was the good of saying more?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And that was all; for what was the good of saying more?
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd."
a young person of either sex
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading "I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd."
dearly loved
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And that was all; for what was the good of saying more?
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And that was all; for what was the good of saying more?
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd."
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Maud said.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And that was all; for what was the good of saying more?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Oh, Mother!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Mother!"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Maud said.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading And that was all; for what was the good of saying more?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
to move in a twisting or contorted motion, (especially when struggling)
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
not sustained or maintained by nonmaterial aid
From this reading "I can’t go unsupported into that dreadful crowd."
not disposed or inclined toward
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And that was all; for what was the good of saying more?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And that was all; for what was the good of saying more?
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE UNWILLING GUEST "But, my dear child, you must appear!" urged the bride, with a piteous little twist of the lips.
Chapter 4 of The Hundredth Chance by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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