Chapter 18 of The Masked Bridal is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Masked Bridal is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?" With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room. There was no answer from within. She tried the handle. The door would not yield--it was locked on the inside.
Chapter 18 of The Masked Bridal is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.”
United States physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945)
From this reading “With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.”
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading “She tried the handle.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.”
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.”
any loose flowing garment
From this reading “With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.”
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading “With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.”
disregarded
From this reading “With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.”
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later than; following
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
react verbally
From this reading There was no answer from within.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
intense or sharp
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was no answer from within.
United States physicist who developed the first successful liquid-fueled rocket (1882-1945)
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
From this reading She tried the handle.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
in an imperative and commanding manner
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The door would not yield--it was locked on the inside.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The door would not yield--it was locked on the inside.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading The door would not yield--it was locked on the inside.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
not any; not one
From this reading There was no answer from within.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The door would not yield--it was locked on the inside.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The door would not yield--it was locked on the inside.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
any loose flowing garment
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She tried the handle.
possessing sweep
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
in a swift manner
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no answer from within.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
the pursuit (of a person or animal) by following tracks or marks they left behind
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She tried the handle.
disregarded
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no answer from within.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With her exquisite robe trailing unheeded after her, Anna Goddard swept swiftly down the hall and rapped imperatively upon the door of her husband's room.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading There was no answer from within.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
a late time of life
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
be the cause or source of
From this reading The door would not yield--it was locked on the inside.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "WOULD YOU DARE BE FALSE TO ME, AFTER ALL THESE YEARS?"
Chapter 18 of The Masked Bridal by Georgie, Mrs. Sheldon holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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