Chapter 35 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 35 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.” Lucille opened her eyes. She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions. “I think not,” she said. “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
Chapter 35 of The Yellow Crayon is here in full — 177 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/35 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading ““For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.””
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading “She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading ““Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.”
Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
From this reading ““For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.””
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading “She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading ““Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.”
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading “She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.”
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading ““Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.”
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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 once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
Scottish man of letters and adventurer (1560-1582)
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
plural of “cushion” — a mechanical damper; absorbs energy of sudden impulses
From this reading She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.
divisible by two
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
at any time
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Lucille opened her eyes.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lucille opened her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I think not,” she said.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lucille opened her eyes.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I think not,” she said.
on one occasion
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
and nothing more
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Lucille opened her eyes.
a male member of a royal family other than the sovereign (especially the son of a sovereign)
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had been leaning back amongst the railway cushions.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I think not,” she said.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
(of persons) worthy of trust or confidence
From this reading “Only I blame myself that I ever trusted the Prince even so far as to give him that message.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “For once,” Lady Carey said, with a faint smile, “your ‘admirable Crichton’ has failed you.”
Chapter 35 of The Yellow Crayon by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 177 sentences, grouped into 36 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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