Chapter 12 of The Rocks of Valpré is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Rocks of Valpré is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris. "Why do you say that?" "I could see you didn't. What's the matter with it? Isn't it pretty enough?
Chapter 12 of The Rocks of Valpré is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Isn't it pretty enough?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What's the matter with it?”
record on photographic film
From this reading “A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “Isn't it pretty enough?”
express in words
From this reading “"Why do you say that?"”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “"I could see you didn't.”
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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 A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.
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From this reading A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I could see you didn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I could see you didn't.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do you say that?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Isn't it pretty enough?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I could see you didn't.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Isn't it pretty enough?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What's the matter with it?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter with it?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.
record on photographic film
From this reading A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Isn't it pretty enough?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.
express in words
From this reading "Why do you say that?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I could see you didn't.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Why do you say that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the matter with it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the matter with it?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why do you say that?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading What's the matter with it?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A CONFESSION "So you don't like my photograph!" said Chris.
Chapter 12 of The Rocks of Valpré by Ethel M. (Ethel May) Dell holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 12 holds 409 sentences of The Rocks of Valpré, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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