Chapter 10 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He was gone. The white doors closed behind him. The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl. "Leave me now," she said. "I must read my letter alone."
Chapter 10 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “The white doors closed behind him.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “The white doors closed behind him.”
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"I must read my letter alone."”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “"I must read my letter alone."”
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading “The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading "I must read my letter alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The white doors closed behind him.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading The white doors closed behind him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The white doors closed behind him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.
a young female
From this reading The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.
destroyed or killed
From this reading He was gone.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was gone.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The white doors closed behind him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must read my letter alone."
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.
go away from a place
From this reading "Leave me now," she said.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "I must read my letter alone."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Leave me now," she said.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must read my letter alone."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I must read my letter alone."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Leave me now," she said.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "I must read my letter alone."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Leave me now," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Leave me now," she said.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading The Comtesse raised her face and kissed the tall, gentle girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The white doors closed behind him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was gone.
a Caucasian
From this reading The white doors closed behind him.
Chapter 10 of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories by Perceval Gibbon holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 10 holds 417 sentences of The Second Class Passenger: Fifteen Stories, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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