Chapter 10 of The Unseen Bridegroom is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Unseen Bridegroom is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY. There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant. Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms. "My Mollie--my Mollie! My darling!"
Chapter 10 of The Unseen Bridegroom is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.”
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading “Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.”
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading “There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “"My Mollie--my Mollie!”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.”
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading “There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.”
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading “Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.”
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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 There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
(of a surface) not written or printed on
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
a special loved one
From this reading My darling!"
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading "My Mollie--my Mollie!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My Mollie--my Mollie!
not any; not one
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
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From this reading THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PARSON'S LITTLE STORY.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a dead pause; blank amazement sat on every face; no one stirred for an instant.
a native or resident of Wales
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Then, with a great cry of joy, the Welsh baronet sprung forward and caught his lost bride in his arms.
Chapter 10 of The Unseen Bridegroom by May Agnes Fleming holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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.
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