Chapter 19 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WOUNDED. That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence. That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded. Neither did she volunteer a thought or a conclusion. She was as discreet as she was secretive.
Chapter 19 of The Isle of Unrest is here in full — 171 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “bare” — completely unclothed
From this reading “That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “Neither did she volunteer a thought or a conclusion.”
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading “She was as discreet as she was secretive.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.”
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
From this reading “She was as discreet as she was secretive.”
tell voluntarily
From this reading “Neither did she volunteer a thought or a conclusion.”
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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 Neither did she volunteer a thought or a conclusion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was as discreet as she was secretive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
superlative of “bare” — completely unclothed
From this reading That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.
the act of breaking something
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading Neither did she volunteer a thought or a conclusion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Neither did she volunteer a thought or a conclusion.
marked by prudence or modesty and wise self-restraint
From this reading She was as discreet as she was secretive.
plural of “fact” — a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
immediately past
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither did she volunteer a thought or a conclusion.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Neither did she volunteer a thought or a conclusion.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.
inclined to secrecy or reticence about divulging information
From this reading She was as discreet as she was secretive.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That she gave the barest facts, may be safely concluded.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Neither did she volunteer a thought or a conclusion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
tell voluntarily
From this reading Neither did she volunteer a thought or a conclusion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was as discreet as she was secretive.
people who are wounded
From this reading WOUNDED.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading That night mademoiselle wrote to Denise at Fréjus, breaking at last her long silence.
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