Chapter 13 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As if----! As if----!" She paused and struggled for self-control. "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended. Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
Chapter 13 of Tristram of Blent is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “"There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.”
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading “Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “"There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.”
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading “Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “She paused and struggled for self-control.”
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading “"There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.”
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading “She paused and struggled for self-control.”
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “She paused and struggled for self-control.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She paused and struggled for self-control.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As if----!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
make calm or still
From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She paused and struggled for self-control.
the act of departing
From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
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From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading As if----!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
tropical Asian starlings
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading She paused and struggled for self-control.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
the act of denying yourself; controlling your impulses
From this reading She paused and struggled for self-control.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She paused and struggled for self-control.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
past form of “struggle” — make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading She paused and struggled for self-control.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There, I'm going to be quite calm and reasonable about it," she ended.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mina had her doubts about that--and would have been sorry not to have them.
Chapter 13 of Tristram of Blent by Anthony Hope holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 13 holds 401 sentences of Tristram of Blent, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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