Chapter 9 of Twilight Land is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Twilight Land is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot. Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones. He seated himself upon the other. The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her. It was the princess.
Chapter 9 of Twilight Land is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading “Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.”
every person
From this reading “Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.”
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading “Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “It was the princess.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “He seated himself upon the other.”
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading “Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.”
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading “Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.”
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading “Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.”
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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 Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.
every person
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He seated himself upon the other.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He seated himself upon the other.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the princess.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
indicating the most important performer or role
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
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 Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He seated himself upon the other.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading It was the princess.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading He seated himself upon the other.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The lady stood up and dropped her veil, and then every one knew her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He seated himself upon the other.
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the princess.
during the time that
From this reading Everybody stopped speaking and stood staring while Beppo led the veiled lady up to one of the thrones.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly the door opened and Beppo came into the room, leading by the hand a lady covered with a veil from head to foot.
Chapter 9 of Twilight Land by Howard Pyle holds 179 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.
Chapter 9 holds 179 sentences of Twilight Land, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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