Chapter 3 of The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle. "Who was right? You made me scold him for nothing." Helen shook her head. "I detest the man.
Chapter 3 of The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure is here in full — 335 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading “When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.”
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
From this reading “"I detest the man.”
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading “When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Helen shook her head.”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “You made me scold him for nothing."”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Helen shook her head.”
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading “When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.”
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading “When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.”
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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 When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
a soft partly suppressed laugh
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
From this reading "I detest the man.
past form of “disappear” — get lost, as without warning or explanation
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You made me scold him for nothing."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Helen shook her head.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Helen shook her head.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You made me scold him for nothing."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I detest the man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading You made me scold him for nothing."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I detest the man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You made me scold him for nothing."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading You made me scold him for nothing."
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Who was right?
censure severely or angrily
From this reading You made me scold him for nothing."
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Helen shook her head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Who was right?
at the time that
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
which person or people
From this reading "Who was right?
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When the valet had disappeared, Kenneth turned to his wife with a chuckle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You made me scold him for nothing."
Chapter 3 of The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure by Arthur Hornblow holds 335 sentences, grouped into 67 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 3 holds 335 sentences of The Mask: A Story of Love and Adventure, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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