Chapter 20 of The Voice in the Fog is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Voice in the Fog is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone. Getting uncomfortably close. You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day." "We have nothing out here but trinkets." "Trinkets!
Chapter 20 of The Voice in the Fog is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading “"The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “"The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.”
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading “"The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.”
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading “You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."”
plural of “trinket” — cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
From this reading “"We have nothing out here but trinkets."”
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “"The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.”
in physical discomfort
From this reading “Getting uncomfortably close.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "We have nothing out here but trinkets."
Englishman and Cavalier poet whose lyric poetry was favored by Charles I (1595-1639)
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading Getting uncomfortably close.
a small house with a single story
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
plural of “diamond” — a transparent piece of diamond that has been cut and polished and is valued as a precious gem
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Getting uncomfortably close.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "We have nothing out here but trinkets."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "We have nothing out here but trinkets."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
plural of “jewel” — a precious or semiprecious stone incorporated into a piece of jewelry
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
immediately past
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "We have nothing out here but trinkets."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "We have nothing out here but trinkets."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
carry out
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
plural of “trinket” — cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing
From this reading "We have nothing out here but trinkets."
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
in physical discomfort
From this reading Getting uncomfortably close.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The Carew cottage was entered last night," said Killigrew, "and twenty thousand in diamonds are gone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We have nothing out here but trinkets."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You and your mother, Kitty, had better let me take your jewels into town to-day."
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