Chapter 10 of The Yellow Streak is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Yellow Streak is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SPEED THE PARTING GUEST!” Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats. Horace Trevert stood with his back to the fire. There was no sign of either Lady Margaret or of Mary.
Chapter 10 of The Yellow Streak is here in full — 149 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading “Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.”
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading “Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.”
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading “Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “SPEED THE PARTING GUEST!””
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading “Horace Trevert stood with his back to the fire.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “SPEED THE PARTING GUEST!””
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading “Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.”
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 Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Horace Trevert stood with his back to the fire.
a knot with two loops and loose ends; used to tie shoelaces
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
a padded cloth covering to keep a teapot warm
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
softened by the addition of cushions or padding
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
a room used for dining
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
one or the other of two
From this reading There was no sign of either Lady Margaret or of Mary.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Horace Trevert stood with his back to the fire.
being the right size and shape to fit as desired
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading SPEED THE PARTING GUEST!”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Horace Trevert stood with his back to the fire.
and nothing more
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading There was no sign of either Lady Margaret or of Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was no sign of either Lady Margaret or of Mary.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading There was no sign of either Lady Margaret or of Mary.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no sign of either Lady Margaret or of Mary.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no sign of either Lady Margaret or of Mary.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading There was no sign of either Lady Margaret or of Mary.
the act of departing politely
From this reading SPEED THE PARTING GUEST!”
small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading There was no sign of either Lady Margaret or of Mary.
move hurridly
From this reading SPEED THE PARTING GUEST!”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Horace Trevert stood with his back to the fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading SPEED THE PARTING GUEST!”
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no sign of either Lady Margaret or of Mary.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Horace Trevert stood with his back to the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Horace Trevert stood with his back to the fire.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dr. Romain was just finishing his breakfast as Robin Greve entered the dining-room, a cosy oak-panelled room with a bow window fitted with cushioned window-seats.
Chapter 10 of The Yellow Streak by Valentine Williams holds 149 sentences, grouped into 30 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 10 holds 149 sentences of The Yellow Streak, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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