Chapter XX of The Tracy diamonds, “What Followed,” is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XX of The Tracy diamonds, “What Followed,” is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams. “What has happened? Is mademoiselle dead?” Celine asked, and her mistress replied, “Worse than dead! She is married to Mark Hilton!
Chapter XX of The Tracy diamonds, “What Followed,” is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading “Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.”
an attack of hysteria
From this reading “Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “Is mademoiselle dead?””
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.”
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading “Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.”
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading “Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.”
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading “Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.”
United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
From this reading “Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.”
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to come or go into
In this reading “Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
-ing form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Celine asked, and her mistress replied, “Worse than dead!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Is mademoiselle dead?”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What has happened?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has happened?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She is married to Mark Hilton!
an attack of hysteria
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is mademoiselle dead?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
immediately past
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
characterized by or producing sound of great volume or intensity
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading Is mademoiselle dead?”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading She is married to Mark Hilton!
joined in matrimony
From this reading She is married to Mark Hilton!
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Celine asked, and her mistress replied, “Worse than dead!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Celine asked, and her mistress replied, “Worse than dead!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
plural of “scream” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is married to Mark Hilton!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
United States composer and music critic (1885-1966)
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Celine asked, and her mistress replied, “Worse than dead!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
United States film actor who appeared in many films with Katharine Hepburn (1900-1967)
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What has happened?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Tracy went into violent hysterics, which brought Celine and Mrs. Taylor and Sarah, and at last Mr. Taylor and Jeff, to her room, her sobs were so loud, amounting almost to screams.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading Celine asked, and her mistress replied, “Worse than dead!
Chapter 20 of The Tracy diamonds by Mary Jane Holmes holds 274 sentences, grouped into 55 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 20 holds 274 sentences of The Tracy diamonds, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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