Chapter 8 of The Lady from Long Acre is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Lady from Long Acre is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver. "Hullo!" he said. "Hullo!" came back a silvery answer. "Is that you, Tony?" "It is.
Chapter 8 of The Lady from Long Acre is here in full — 328 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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matters of personal concern
From this reading “AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.”
react verbally
From this reading “"Hullo!" came back a silvery answer.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “"Hullo!" came back a silvery answer.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.”
past form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading “AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.”
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading “"Hullo!" came back a silvery answer.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.”
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be restored
In this reading “"Hullo!" came back a silvery answer.”
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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 "Hullo!" came back a silvery answer.
matters of personal concern
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
react verbally
From this reading "Hullo!" came back a silvery answer.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Hullo!" came back a silvery answer.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Hullo!" came back a silvery answer.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Hullo!" he said.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hullo!" he said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is that you, Tony?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
past form of “retrace” — to go back over again
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hullo!" he said.
resembling or reminiscent of silver
From this reading "Hullo!" came back a silvery answer.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Is that you, Tony?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading AFFAIRS IN LIVADIA Tony retraced his steps and took down the receiver.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is that you, Tony?"
Chapter 8 of The Lady from Long Acre by Victor Bridges holds 328 sentences, grouped into 66 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 8 holds 328 sentences of The Lady from Long Acre, unabridged, divided into 66 reading sections.
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