Chapter 10 of The Luminous Face is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of The Luminous Face is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him. “What foolery is this?” he said, angrily. “I never saw this before.” “No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face. “How’d you write it then?
Chapter 10 of The Luminous Face is here in full — 296 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anger
From this reading ““What foolery is this?” he said, angrily.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading “The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.”
foolish or senseless behavior
From this reading ““What foolery is this?” he said, angrily.”
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading “The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.”
a town in central Arizona
From this reading ““No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face.”
expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
From this reading ““No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading “The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.”
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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 “No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face.
with anger
From this reading “What foolery is this?” he said, angrily.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I never saw this before.”
a police officer who investigates crimes
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading “No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face.
foolish or senseless behavior
From this reading “What foolery is this?” he said, angrily.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
having or involving the use of hands
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What foolery is this?” he said, angrily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “How’d you write it then?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I never saw this before.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What foolery is this?” he said, angrily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “How’d you write it then?
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “I never saw this before.”
not any; not one
From this reading “No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
a town in central Arizona
From this reading “No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What foolery is this?” he said, angrily.
expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
From this reading “No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face.
cut with a saw
From this reading “I never saw this before.”
having a handwritten signature
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “No?” said Prescott, a sarcastic smile on his face.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “How’d you write it then?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What foolery is this?” he said, angrily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Signed Letter Philip Barry stood staring at the paper the detective had handed to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What foolery is this?” he said, angrily.
produce a literary work
From this reading “How’d you write it then?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “How’d you write it then?
Chapter 10 of The Luminous Face by Carolyn Wells holds 296 sentences, grouped into 60 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 10 holds 296 sentences of The Luminous Face, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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