Chapter 10 of The Vanishing Point is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Vanishing Point is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He regarded her less coldly. She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her. And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed! “Go.” She stamped her foot hysterically.
Chapter 10 of The Vanishing Point is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “He regarded her less coldly.”
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading “And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!”
marked for certain death
From this reading “And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!”
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading “She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.”
in a hysterical manner
From this reading “She stamped her foot hysterically.”
the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
From this reading “And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!”
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading “And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!”
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading “She stamped her foot hysterically.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading He regarded her less coldly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
marked for certain death
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading She stamped her foot hysterically.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He regarded her less coldly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He regarded her less coldly.
in a hysterical manner
From this reading She stamped her foot hysterically.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading He regarded her less coldly.
the quality of being good looking and attractive
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading He regarded her less coldly.
the legendary patron saint of children; an imaginary being who is thought to bring presents to children at Christmas
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
past form of “stamp” — walk heavily
From this reading She stamped her foot hysterically.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
at the time that
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading And this masterpiece of loveliness, which had been known as Santa Gorlof, was doomed to be destroyed!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading She was perfect as on the day when all Europe had gone wild over her.
Chapter 10 of The Vanishing Point by Coningsby Dawson holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 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 10 holds 406 sentences of The Vanishing Point, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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