Chapter 3 of The Second Honeymoon is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Second Honeymoon is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it. She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face. "I was just thinking about you," she said. "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would." She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.
Chapter 3 of The Second Honeymoon is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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traveling across
From this reading “THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.”
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading “She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.”
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading “THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.”
and nothing more
From this reading “She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “"I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."”
showing curiosity
From this reading “"I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."”
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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 She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I was just thinking about you," she said.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
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From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
traveling across
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was just thinking about you," she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
to move or force, especially in an effort to get something open
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
and nothing more
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
on one occasion
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I was just thinking about you," she said.
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
and nothing more
From this reading She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.
not in physical motion
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I was just thinking about you," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
precisely as stated
From this reading She spoke very simply and unaffectedly.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
at the time that
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She saw him at once, and stood still with a little flush in her face.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE TWO WOMEN Christine was just crossing the hall of the hotel when Jimmy Challoner entered it.
showing curiosity
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I was just wondering if you would come and see us to-day; somehow I didn't think you would."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I was just thinking about you," she said.
Chapter 3 of The Second Honeymoon by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres holds 123 sentences, grouped into 25 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 3 holds 123 sentences of The Second Honeymoon, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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