Chapter 16 of The Perils of Pauline is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Perils of Pauline is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment. "My office is calling me," he said. "I'm needed there at once. I shan't be able to go to the wedding." The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
Chapter 16 of The Perils of Pauline is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.”
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading “The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.”
not genuine
From this reading “PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.”
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading “PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.”
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading “PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “I shan't be able to go to the wedding."”
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I shan't be able to go to the wedding."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "I'm needed there at once.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shan't be able to go to the wedding."
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading "My office is calling me," he said.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
weakening in force or intensity
From this reading The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
not genuine
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I shan't be able to go to the wedding."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy
From this reading The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My office is calling me," he said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shan't be able to go to the wedding."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm needed there at once.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My office is calling me," he said.
and nothing more
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "My office is calling me," he said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My office is calling me," he said.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "I'm needed there at once.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading "My office is calling me," he said.
on one occasion
From this reading "I'm needed there at once.
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
set that receives radio or tv signals
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My office is calling me," he said.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't be able to go to the wedding."
an instance of visual perception
From this reading The sight of the happiness fading from her flowerlike face filled him with shame.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "I'm needed there at once.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading I shan't be able to go to the wedding."
in the company of; together with
From this reading PALMER COMES BACK Harry had just hung up the receiver of the telephone and had turned to Pauline with feigned disappointment.
Chapter 16 of The Perils of Pauline by Charles Goddard holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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.
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