Chapter XX of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, “A Place of Enchantment,” is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XX
Chapter XX of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, “A Place of Enchantment,” is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory. She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang. "This is Marjory Dean." The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper. But how they thrilled her!
Chapter XX of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, “A Place of Enchantment,” is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.”
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading “"This is Marjory Dean."”
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.”
very small
From this reading “Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.”
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading “She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.”
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading “But how they thrilled her!”
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading “The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.”
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.
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In this reading “The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.”
In this reading “She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.”
In this reading “The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how they thrilled her!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
accepted or habitual practice
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
an administrator in charge of a division of a university or college
From this reading "This is Marjory Dean."
superlative of “faint” — deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
a state of high honor
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how they thrilled her!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is Marjory Dean."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "This is Marjory Dean."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
above and across; more than
From this reading The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
very small
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
inflected form of “sip” — drink in sips
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
in a swift manner
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came for Petite Jeanne an hour of swiftly passing glory.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But how they thrilled her!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is Marjory Dean."
feeling intense pleasurable excitement
From this reading But how they thrilled her!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
at the time that
From this reading She had arisen late, as was her custom, and was sipping her black coffee when the telephone rang.
speaking softly without vibration of the vocal cords
From this reading The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.
ligament made of metal and used to fasten things or make cages or fences etc
From this reading The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words came to her over the wire in the faintest whisper.
Chapter 20 of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls by Roy J. (Roy Judson) Snell holds 86 sentences, grouped into 18 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 20 holds 86 sentences of The Magic Curtain: A Mystery Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
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