Chapter 30 of The Summons is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Summons is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living. "There's Joan," said Millie Splay. "Jenny Prask hates her. She means to drag her into some scandal." "If she can," said Martin.
Chapter 30 of The Summons is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “She means to drag her into some scandal."”
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading “"Jenny Prask hates her.”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.”
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading “JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “"If she can," said Martin.”
past form of “revert” — go back to a previous state
From this reading “JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.”
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading “She means to drag her into some scandal."”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.”
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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 JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
later than; following
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "If she can," said Martin.
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading She means to drag her into some scandal."
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading "Jenny Prask hates her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Jenny Prask hates her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If she can," said Martin.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She means to drag her into some scandal."
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's Joan," said Millie Splay.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading "If she can," said Martin.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading She means to drag her into some scandal."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Jenny Prask hates her.
past form of “revert” — go back to a previous state
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There's Joan," said Millie Splay.
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading She means to drag her into some scandal."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She means to drag her into some scandal."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She means to drag her into some scandal."
spread open or apart
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There's Joan," said Millie Splay.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JENNY AND MILLIE SPLAY After a time their thoughts reverted to the living.
Chapter 30 of The Summons by A. E. W. (Alfred Edward Woodley) Mason holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 30 holds 237 sentences of The Summons, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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