Chapter 21 of The Shuttle is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 21 of The Shuttle by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 281 sentences, grouped into 57 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.
Chapter 21 holds 281 sentences of The Shuttle, unabridged, divided into 57 reading sections.
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Chapter XXI
Chapter 21 of The Shuttle is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!” G. Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement. It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it? And his leg was bandaged and felt unmovable.
Chapter 21 of The Shuttle is here in full — 281 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading And his leg was bandaged and felt unmovable.
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From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
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From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading And his leg was bandaged and felt unmovable.
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From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
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From this reading G.
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From this reading It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it?
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From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
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From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And his leg was bandaged and felt unmovable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And his leg was bandaged and felt unmovable.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Selden, awakening to consciousness two days later, lay and stared at the chintz covering of the top of his four-post bed through a few minutes of vacant amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was a four-post bed he was lying on, wasn't it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “WHAT IT MUST BE TO YOU--JUST YOU!”
