Chapter 24 of The Native Born is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Native Born is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand. Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless. "Well, what news, Captain Nicholson?" she said. "You can say it outright. I am not afraid."
Chapter 24 of The Native Born is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States songwriter (1899-1981)
From this reading “FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.”
deliberately impassive in manner
From this reading “Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless.”
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading “Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless.”
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading “Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless.”
unpleasantly stern
From this reading “Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “"Well, what news, Captain Nicholson?" she said.”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “"You can say it outright.”
make steady
From this reading “FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I am not afraid."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am not afraid."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can say it outright.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading "Well, what news, Captain Nicholson?" she said.
United States songwriter (1899-1981)
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
deliberately impassive in manner
From this reading Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless.
very thin especially from disease or hunger or cold
From this reading Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
unpleasantly stern
From this reading Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am not afraid."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "You can say it outright.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
information about recent and important events
From this reading "Well, what news, Captain Nicholson?" she said.
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From this reading "Well, what news, Captain Nicholson?" she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not afraid."
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading "You can say it outright.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, what news, Captain Nicholson?" she said.
express in words
From this reading "You can say it outright.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, what news, Captain Nicholson?" she said.
make steady
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, what news, Captain Nicholson?" she said.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her gaunt, harsh features were expressionless.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what news, Captain Nicholson?" she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading FACE TO FACE Mrs. Carmichael turned up the light with a steady hand.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can say it outright.
Chapter 24 of The Native Born by I. A. R. (Ida Alexa Ross) Wylie holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 24 holds 428 sentences of The Native Born, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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