Chapter 28 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed. But her manner was no longer brisk and business-like. There was a small, hot lump in her throat. "It isn't fair," she thought passionately. "It's all very well to talk, but it does make a difference--it does.
Chapter 28 of The Window-Gazer is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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quick and energetic
From this reading “But her manner was no longer brisk and business-like.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “"It's all very well to talk, but it does make a difference--it does.”
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading “There was a small, hot lump in her throat.”
a compact mass
From this reading “There was a small, hot lump in her throat.”
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading “Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.”
with passion
From this reading “"It isn't fair," she thought passionately.”
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading “There was a small, hot lump in her throat.”
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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 small, hot lump in her throat.
(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 "It's all very well to talk, but it does make a difference--it does.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But her manner was no longer brisk and business-like.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.
quick and energetic
From this reading But her manner was no longer brisk and business-like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But her manner was no longer brisk and business-like.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But her manner was no longer brisk and business-like.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "It's all very well to talk, but it does make a difference--it does.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's all very well to talk, but it does make a difference--it does.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "It isn't fair," she thought passionately.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading There was a small, hot lump in her throat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a small, hot lump in her throat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It isn't fair," she thought passionately.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It isn't fair," she thought passionately.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all very well to talk, but it does make a difference--it does.
for more time
From this reading But her manner was no longer brisk and business-like.
a compact mass
From this reading There was a small, hot lump in her throat.
engage in
From this reading "It's all very well to talk, but it does make a difference--it does.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But her manner was no longer brisk and business-like.
not any; not one
From this reading But her manner was no longer brisk and business-like.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.
with passion
From this reading "It isn't fair," she thought passionately.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It isn't fair," she thought passionately.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There was a small, hot lump in her throat.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "It's all very well to talk, but it does make a difference--it does.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a small, hot lump in her throat.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "It isn't fair," she thought passionately.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading There was a small, hot lump in her throat.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Desire turned back to her papers as the door closed.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It's all very well to talk, but it does make a difference--it does.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But her manner was no longer brisk and business-like.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "It's all very well to talk, but it does make a difference--it does.
Chapter 28 of The Window-Gazer by Isabel Ecclestone Mackay holds 227 sentences, grouped into 46 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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