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Chapter 29 of Whispering Smith is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in. To Marion's exclamation of surprise she returned only a laugh. "I have changed my mind, dear. I am going to stay all night." Marion kissed her approvingly.
Chapter 29 of Whispering Smith is here in full — 120 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in an approving manner
From this reading “Marion kissed her approvingly.”
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “"I have changed my mind, dear.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “To Marion's exclamation of surprise she returned only a laugh.”
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading “Marion kissed her approvingly.”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “To Marion's exclamation of surprise she returned only a laugh.”
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading “THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
(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 I am going to stay all night."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am going to stay all night."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
in an approving manner
From this reading Marion kissed her approvingly.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading "I have changed my mind, dear.
a small house with a single story
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
dearly loved
From this reading "I have changed my mind, dear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading To Marion's exclamation of surprise she returned only a laugh.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going to stay all night."
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have changed my mind, dear.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Marion kissed her approvingly.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have changed my mind, dear.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Marion kissed her approvingly.
the sound of laughing
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Marion's exclamation of surprise she returned only a laugh.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I have changed my mind, dear.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I have changed my mind, dear.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I am going to stay all night."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
and nothing more
From this reading To Marion's exclamation of surprise she returned only a laugh.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
above and across; more than
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading To Marion's exclamation of surprise she returned only a laugh.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To Marion's exclamation of surprise she returned only a laugh.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I am going to stay all night."
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading To Marion's exclamation of surprise she returned only a laugh.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
in an unconcerned manner
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading THE LAUGH OF A WOMAN Within an hour, Marion, working over a hat in the trimming-room, was startled to hear the cottage door open, and to see Dicksie quite unconcernedly walk in.
Chapter 29 of Whispering Smith by Frank H. (Frank Hamilton) Spearman holds 120 sentences, grouped into 24 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 29 holds 120 sentences of Whispering Smith, unabridged, divided into 24 reading sections.
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