Chapter 25 of The Missing Bride is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Missing Bride is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE STRUGGLE ENDED. In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected. It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house. Mrs. Waugh met her in the hall, took her hand, and said: "Oh, my dear Lapwing!
Chapter 25 of The Missing Bride is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading “It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “THE STRUGGLE ENDED.”
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading “In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “THE STRUGGLE ENDED.”
English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
From this reading “Mrs. Waugh met her in the hall, took her hand, and said:”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
past form of “dart” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, my dear Lapwing!
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading THE STRUGGLE ENDED.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading Mrs. Waugh met her in the hall, took her hand, and said:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mrs. Waugh met her in the hall, took her hand, and said:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Waugh met her in the hall, took her hand, and said:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
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From this reading In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
From this reading "Oh, my dear Lapwing!
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Mrs. Waugh met her in the hall, took her hand, and said:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Waugh met her in the hall, took her hand, and said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, my dear Lapwing!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, my dear Lapwing!
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mrs. Waugh met her in the hall, took her hand, and said:
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading THE STRUGGLE ENDED.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the meantime Jacquelina had reached home sooner than she had expected.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE STRUGGLE ENDED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Mrs. Waugh met her in the hall, took her hand, and said:
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was just dark, and the rain was beginning to fall as she sprang from the carriage and darted into the house.
English author of satirical novels (1903-1966)
From this reading Mrs. Waugh met her in the hall, took her hand, and said:
Chapter 25 of The Missing Bride by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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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