Chapter 24 of The Lost Ambassador is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Lost Ambassador is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me. There was scarcely any need for words. Her disappointment was written into her white face. "You are not to come!" I said.
Chapter 24 of The Lost Ambassador is here in full — 191 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “Her disappointment was written into her white face.”
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading “A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.”
a quick look
From this reading “A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “There was scarcely any need for words.”
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
From this reading “A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “Her disappointment was written into her white face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are not to come!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "You are not to come!"
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
a quick look
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
set down according to a plan
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You are not to come!"
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
only a very short time before
From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
arousing desire or expectation for something unattainable or mockingly out of reach
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TANTALIZING GLIMPSE Felicia laid down the receiver and looked at me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are not to come!"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
a Caucasian
From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
the words that are spoken
From this reading There was scarcely any need for words.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading Her disappointment was written into her white face.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are not to come!"
Chapter 24 of The Lost Ambassador by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 191 sentences, grouped into 39 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 191 sentences of The Lost Ambassador, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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