Chapter 12 of A Dangerous Flirtation is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of A Dangerous Flirtation is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street. The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy. Where should she go? Which way should she turn? She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
Chapter 12 of A Dangerous Flirtation is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading “She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.”
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading “Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.”
depressingly dark
From this reading “The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.”
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading “Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.”
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading “Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.”
done under pressure
From this reading “Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.”
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading “The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.”
In this reading “Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.”
In this reading “The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.”
In this reading “Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.”
In this reading “She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.”
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.
anew
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
-ing form of “faint” — pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
a young female
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
depressingly dark
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Where should she go?
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
an agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
done under pressure
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Where should she go?
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Where should she go?
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Which way should she turn?
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Which way should she turn?
in or at the place that
From this reading Where should she go?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which way should she turn?
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading The sun was shining bright and warm, but it seemed to the girl that the whole earth was dark and gloomy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Half fainting with grief and pain, Ida May rushed out into the street.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not go back to the little lodging-house for her few belongings; she never wanted to see it again.
Chapter 12 of A Dangerous Flirtation by Laura Jean Libbey holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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 12 holds 250 sentences of A Dangerous Flirtation, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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