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Chapter 13 of A Daughter of the Union is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame. "A quaint name, is it not? She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her. She bore it when your uncle bought her. She is very bright, and a master hand at waiting upon one."
Chapter 13 of A Daughter of the Union is here in full — 175 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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cause to be bored
From this reading “She bore it when your uncle bought her.”
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “She bore it when your uncle bought her.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading “She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.”
third-person singular of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading “UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.”
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading “"A quaint name, is it not?”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.”
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading “UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.”
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.
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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 UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She is very bright, and a master hand at waiting upon one."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She is very bright, and a master hand at waiting upon one."
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
cause to be bored
From this reading She bore it when your uncle bought her.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading She bore it when your uncle bought her.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading She is very bright, and a master hand at waiting upon one."
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She is very bright, and a master hand at waiting upon one."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "A quaint name, is it not?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "A quaint name, is it not?
third-person singular of “lurk” — lie in wait, lie in ambush, behave in a sneaky and secretive manner
From this reading UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading She is very bright, and a master hand at waiting upon one."
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "A quaint name, is it not?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "A quaint name, is it not?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She is very bright, and a master hand at waiting upon one."
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading "A quaint name, is it not?
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
recurring again and again
From this reading UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
plant having heads of fragrant white trumpet-shaped flowers; grows in sandy arid regions
From this reading UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading She bore it when your uncle bought her.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She is very bright, and a master hand at waiting upon one."
precisely as stated
From this reading She is very bright, and a master hand at waiting upon one."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She is very bright, and a master hand at waiting upon one."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is so black that I fancy that was the reason it was given her.
at the time that
From this reading She bore it when your uncle bought her.
an affirmative
From this reading UNDER EVERY FLOWER THERE LURKS A SERPENT "Yes; Snowball," repeated Madame.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She bore it when your uncle bought her.
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