Chapter 28 of The New Magdalen is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The New Magdalen is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IT was done. The last tones of her voice died away in silence. Her eyes still rested on Horace. After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look? Would he forgive her?
Chapter 28 of The New Magdalen is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Would he forgive her?”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?”
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading “After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?”
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “Her eyes still rested on Horace.”
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading “After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?”
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?”
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading “Her eyes still rested on Horace.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “The last tones of her voice died away in silence.”
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later than; following
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The last tones of her voice died away in silence.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading The last tones of her voice died away in silence.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading IT was done.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her eyes still rested on Horace.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Would he forgive her?
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The last tones of her voice died away in silence.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Her eyes still rested on Horace.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The last tones of her voice died away in silence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was done.
immediately past
From this reading The last tones of her voice died away in silence.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last tones of her voice died away in silence.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her eyes still rested on Horace.
(law) a statement in legal and logical form stating something on behalf of a party to a legal proceeding
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
not tired; refreshed as by sleeping or relaxing
From this reading Her eyes still rested on Horace.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading The last tones of her voice died away in silence.
not in physical motion
From this reading Her eyes still rested on Horace.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last tones of her voice died away in silence.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The last tones of her voice died away in silence.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading The last tones of her voice died away in silence.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was done.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After hearing what he had heard could he resist that gentle, pleading look?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would he forgive her?
Chapter 28 of The New Magdalen by Wilkie Collins holds 336 sentences, grouped into 68 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 28 holds 336 sentences of The New Magdalen, unabridged, divided into 68 reading sections.
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