Chapter 28 of The Last Tenant is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Last Tenant is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MME. BERNSTEIN REVEALS. Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing. Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation. "You perceive," Rivers commenced, "that it is as I said.
Chapter 28 of The Last Tenant is here in full — 214 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.”
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.”
United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
From this reading “BERNSTEIN REVEALS.”
a quantity that is added
From this reading “Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.”
decrease in size, extent, or range
From this reading “Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.”
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading “"You perceive," Rivers commenced, "that it is as I said.”
third-person singular of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading “BERNSTEIN REVEALS.”
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading “Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.”
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In this reading “Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.”
move ahead; travel onward in time or space
In this reading “Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.”
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
United States conductor and composer (1918-1990)
From this reading BERNSTEIN REVEALS.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "You perceive," Rivers commenced, "that it is as I said.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
a quantity that is added
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You perceive," Rivers commenced, "that it is as I said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
decrease in size, extent, or range
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
come together
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
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From this reading MME.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
to become aware of through the senses
From this reading "You perceive," Rivers commenced, "that it is as I said.
third-person singular of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading BERNSTEIN REVEALS.
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You perceive," Rivers commenced, "that it is as I said.
cut with a saw
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
having a supporting base
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dark as it was I saw that she was greatly agitated, and the increase of our party did not lessen her agitation.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
in or at the place that
From this reading Rivers went forward to meet her, and taking her hand, led her to where we were standing.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You perceive," Rivers commenced, "that it is as I said.
Chapter 28 of The Last Tenant by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon holds 214 sentences, grouped into 43 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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