Chapter 14 of The Tin Soldier is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Tin Soldier is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill. Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?" "It was the fault of too much excitement. Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it." "What news?"
Chapter 14 of The Tin Soldier is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"”
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading “Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"”
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading “SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.”
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading “Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.”
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.”
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading “Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"”
in a tragic manner; with tragic consequences
From this reading “Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
an urgent or peremptory request
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading "It was the fault of too much excitement.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "It was the fault of too much excitement.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
information about recent and important events
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."
above and across; more than
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
done under pressure
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
coming next after the sixth and just before the eighth in position
From this reading Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.
electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then converts received signals back into sounds
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "It was the fault of too much excitement.
the upper part of anything
From this reading Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."
in a tragic manner; with tragic consequences
From this reading Derry, having the news conveyed to him over the telephone, rushed in to demand tragically of Dr. McKenzie, "Was it my fault?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading SHINING SOULS The next morning Jean was ill.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What news?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Seventh heaven with you for hours, and then my news on top of it."
Chapter 14 of The Tin Soldier by Temple Bailey holds 211 sentences, grouped into 43 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 14 holds 211 sentences of The Tin Soldier, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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