Chapter XXIV of The Indian Bangle, “"An Unexpected Meeting.",” is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXIV
Chapter XXIV of The Indian Bangle, “"An Unexpected Meeting.",” is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Francis Hain?" stammered Mallow, amazed. "Impossible! You must be mistaken. You have never seen Francis Hain!" Vraik rubbed his hands and leered.
Chapter XXIV of The Indian Bangle, “"An Unexpected Meeting.",” is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “"Francis Hain?" stammered Mallow, amazed.”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading “Vraik rubbed his hands and leered.”
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading “"Impossible!”
any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
From this reading “"Francis Hain?" stammered Mallow, amazed.”
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading “You must be mistaken.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must be mistaken.”
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading “Vraik rubbed his hands and leered.”
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You have never seen Francis Hain!"”
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading "Francis Hain?" stammered Mallow, amazed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vraik rubbed his hands and leered.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You must be mistaken.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Francis Hain?" stammered Mallow, amazed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Francis Hain?" stammered Mallow, amazed.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Vraik rubbed his hands and leered.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have never seen Francis Hain!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Vraik rubbed his hands and leered.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading "Impossible!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vraik rubbed his hands and leered.
any of various plants of the family Malvaceae
From this reading "Francis Hain?" stammered Mallow, amazed.
wrong in e.g. opinion or judgment
From this reading You must be mistaken.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must be mistaken.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You have never seen Francis Hain!"
inflected form of “rub” — move over something with pressure
From this reading Vraik rubbed his hands and leered.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading You have never seen Francis Hain!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Francis Hain?" stammered Mallow, amazed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vraik rubbed his hands and leered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must be mistaken.
Chapter 24 of The Indian Bangle by Fergus Hume holds 198 sentences, grouped into 40 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 24 holds 198 sentences of The Indian Bangle, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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