Chapter 7 of The strange countess is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of The strange countess is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs. On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open. “Here it is.” “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?” “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
Chapter 7 of The strange countess is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading ““But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?””
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading “The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.”
in a gallant manner
From this reading ““You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.”
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading “On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.”
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading “The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading ““But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?””
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading “On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.”
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In this reading “The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.”
In this reading “The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.”
In this reading “On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.”
In this reading ““But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?””
in reality or actuality
In this reading ““But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
any thing at all
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
in a gallant manner
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here it is.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Here it is.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
make or become more narrow or restricted
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
on the contrary
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
the upper part of anything
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
not firmly fastened or secured
From this reading On the top landing he unlocked a door and threw it open.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The doctor led the way out along the passage and up a narrow flight of stairs.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “But I’m not tired, Mr. Praye; in fact, I was never so wide awake, and I’d rather stay up, if I could have some tea?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can have anything you like, my child,” said the doctor gallantly.
Chapter 7 of The strange countess by Edgar Wallace holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 7 holds 424 sentences of The strange countess, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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