Chapter 30 of The little Cuban rebel is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The little Cuban rebel is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ESTELLA'S PRAYER. "Where--where am I, Cara?" "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead. "Thank Heaven you have come to yourself at last. It was a bad spell indeed!"
Chapter 30 of The little Cuban rebel is here in full — 122 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a special loved one
From this reading “"Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.”
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “"Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “"Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.”
a female domestic
From this reading “"Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “ESTELLA'S PRAYER.”
made smooth by ironing
From this reading “"Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.”
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading “It was a bad spell indeed!"”
plural of “tress” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading “"Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.”
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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 It was a bad spell indeed!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Where--where am I, Cara?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Thank Heaven you have come to yourself at last.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It was a bad spell indeed!"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Where--where am I, Cara?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Thank Heaven you have come to yourself at last.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
a special loved one
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ESTELLA'S PRAYER.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thank Heaven you have come to yourself at last.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Thank Heaven you have come to yourself at last.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where--where am I, Cara?"
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It was a bad spell indeed!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a bad spell indeed!"
immediately past
From this reading "Thank Heaven you have come to yourself at last.
a female domestic
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading ESTELLA'S PRAYER.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
made smooth by ironing
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
orally recite the letters of or give the spelling of
From this reading It was a bad spell indeed!"
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank Heaven you have come to yourself at last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thank Heaven you have come to yourself at last.
plural of “tress” — a hairdo formed by braiding or twisting the hair
From this reading "Be quiet my darling!" murmured the maid, as she smoothed the dark tresses back from Estella's icy forehead.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a bad spell indeed!"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where--where am I, Cara?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank Heaven you have come to yourself at last.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Thank Heaven you have come to yourself at last.
Chapter 30 of The little Cuban rebel by Edna Winfield holds 122 sentences, grouped into 25 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 30 holds 122 sentences of The little Cuban rebel, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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