Chapter 32 of The Mystery of the Sea is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Mystery of the Sea is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall. "No," I said "Why do you ask?" "She is not here! Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!" This morning!
Chapter 32 of The Mystery of the Sea is here in full — 355 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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react verbally
From this reading “THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.”
the state of being honored
From this reading “THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.”
a small worthless amount
From this reading “THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.”
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading “THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.”
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading “THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.”
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading “THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.”
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading “THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!"”
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In this reading “THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.”
In this reading “THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.”
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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 THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
react verbally
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "No," I said "Why do you ask?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "No," I said "Why do you ask?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "She is not here!
the state of being honored
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No," I said "Why do you ask?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is not here!
a small worthless amount
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," I said "Why do you ask?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She is not here!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," I said "Why do you ask?"
cut with a saw
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is not here!
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!"
a native or inhabitant of Spain
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
past form of “stagger” — walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!"
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading THE HONOUR OF A SPANIARD Mrs. Jack saw the answer in my eyes before speech came, and staggered back against the wall.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "No," I said "Why do you ask?"
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Then there is something wrong; she was not in her room this morning!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No," I said "Why do you ask?"
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