Chapter 24 of White Lies is here in full — 702 sentences across 141 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of White Lies is here in full — 702 sentences across 141 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet. But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was. So she said nothing about it, but asked Josephine what on earth she was doing. “I was praying.” “And what is that letter?”
Chapter 24 of White Lies is here in full — 702 sentences across 141 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading “Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.”
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading “Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.”
adroitness in using the hands
From this reading “Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.”
-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading ““I was praying.””
a rate that is rapid
From this reading “Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.”
determined
From this reading “But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading So she said nothing about it, but asked Josephine what on earth she was doing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading So she said nothing about it, but asked Josephine what on earth she was doing.
the chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
past form of “convey” — (of information) make known; pass on
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
adroitness in using the hands
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading So she said nothing about it, but asked Josephine what on earth she was doing.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading So she said nothing about it, but asked Josephine what on earth she was doing.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I was praying.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And what is that letter?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
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From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
and nothing more
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “And what is that letter?”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading So she said nothing about it, but asked Josephine what on earth she was doing.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading So she said nothing about it, but asked Josephine what on earth she was doing.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
a small bottle that contains a drug (especially a sealed sterile container for injection by needle)
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading “I was praying.”
with low volume
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
a rate that is rapid
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
determined
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading So she said nothing about it, but asked Josephine what on earth she was doing.
cut with a saw
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading So she said nothing about it, but asked Josephine what on earth she was doing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So she said nothing about it, but asked Josephine what on earth she was doing.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And what is that letter?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But Rose just saw her conceal something, and resolved to find out quietly what it was.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Josephine conveyed the phial into her bosom with wonderful rapidity and dexterity, and rose to her feet.
Chapter 24 of White Lies by Charles Reade holds 702 sentences, grouped into 141 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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