Chapter 2 of The Veiled Man is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of The Veiled Man is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Slowly, but resolutely, she drew her hand away. The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm. Her brilliant eyes glistened with unshed tears. "Alas! no, Ahamadou," she answered huskily. "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
Chapter 2 of The Veiled Man is here in full — 457 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “glisten” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading “Her brilliant eyes glistened with unshed tears.”
reduced to liquid form by heating
From this reading “The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.”
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.”
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading “Slowly, but resolutely, she drew her hand away.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.”
having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
From this reading “The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.”
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading “"We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."”
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In this reading “The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.”
In this reading “The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.”
In this reading “Her brilliant eyes glistened with unshed tears.”
In this reading “Her brilliant eyes glistened with unshed tears.”
In this reading “The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.”
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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 The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Alas! no, Ahamadou," she answered huskily.
used to show sadness, pity, or regret
From this reading "Alas! no, Ahamadou," she answered huskily.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Alas! no, Ahamadou," she answered huskily.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Slowly, but resolutely, she drew her hand away.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Her brilliant eyes glistened with unshed tears.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Slowly, but resolutely, she drew her hand away.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Slowly, but resolutely, she drew her hand away.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
opinion or judgment
From this reading Her brilliant eyes glistened with unshed tears.
past form of “glisten” — be shiny, as if wet
From this reading Her brilliant eyes glistened with unshed tears.
coins made of gold
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Slowly, but resolutely, she drew her hand away.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Slowly, but resolutely, she drew her hand away.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading "Alas! no, Ahamadou," she answered huskily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
immediately past
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
reduced to liquid form by heating
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
not any; not one
From this reading "Alas! no, Ahamadou," she answered huskily.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
showing firm determination or purpose
From this reading Slowly, but resolutely, she drew her hand away.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Slowly, but resolutely, she drew her hand away.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Slowly, but resolutely, she drew her hand away.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Her brilliant eyes glistened with unshed tears.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
having a tip; or having a tip as specified (used in combination)
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her brilliant eyes glistened with unshed tears.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The last ray of sunlight tipped her hair with molten gold as we stood together beneath a great high palm.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading "We must not love each other, it would wreck both our lives."
Chapter 2 of The Veiled Man by William Le Queux holds 457 sentences, grouped into 92 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 2 holds 457 sentences of The Veiled Man, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Veiled Man by William Le Queux exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 457 sentences, grouped into 92 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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