Chapter 11 of The White Lie is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The White Lie is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE VOW. For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room. Suddenly an idea suggested itself. He was always resourceful. Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
Chapter 11 of The White Lie is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.”
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading “Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.”
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading “Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.”
having gaps or spaces
From this reading “Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.”
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading “Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.”
having inner resources; adroit or imaginative
From this reading “He was always resourceful.”
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading “Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.”
make a vow; promise
From this reading “THE VOW.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading He was always resourceful.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Suddenly an idea suggested itself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
immersing the body in water or sunshine
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
a room used primarily for sleeping
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was always resourceful.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Suddenly an idea suggested itself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Suddenly an idea suggested itself.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
a particular point in time
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
having inner resources; adroit or imaginative
From this reading He was always resourceful.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly an idea suggested itself.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading Suddenly an idea suggested itself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE VOW.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
make a vow; promise
From this reading THE VOW.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was always resourceful.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For a second, pale with alarm, Ralph Ansell glanced around the room.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading Next moment he dashed across to the door and locked it, afterwards rushing to the door which led into the bedroom--the room in which his friend was bathing his wound.
Chapter 11 of The White Lie by William Le Queux holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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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