Chapter 13 of The Shadow of the Past is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Shadow of the Past is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She laughed softly. "I've been here with you all night." "You've been here? ... all night?" His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.
Chapter 13 of The Shadow of the Past is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(of clothing) custom-made
From this reading “His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.”
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading “His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “She laughed softly.”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “"I've been here with you all night."”
with low volume
From this reading “She laughed softly.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading “His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.”
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In this reading “"I've been here with you all night."”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "I've been here with you all night."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I've been here with you all night."
(of clothing) custom-made
From this reading His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.
expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
From this reading His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.
opinion or judgment
From this reading His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "I've been here with you all night."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've been here with you all night."
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed softly.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "I've been here with you all night."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed softly.
with low volume
From this reading She laughed softly.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His tone was eloquent, eyes and voice bespoke his disappointment.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I've been here with you all night."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I've been here with you all night."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You've been here?
Chapter 13 of The Shadow of the Past by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 406 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 13 holds 406 sentences of The Shadow of the Past, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 13 of The Shadow of the Past by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 406 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 82 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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About 469 minutes of reading across 1128 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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