Chapter 21 of A Dreadful Temptation is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of A Dreadful Temptation is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My love, you are simply perfect. You look like a bride." Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure. She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room. She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
Chapter 21 of A Dreadful Temptation is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “You look like a bride."”
with brightness
From this reading “Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.”
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading “Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.”
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading “Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.”
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading “She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.”
having received what was desired
From this reading “Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.”
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.”
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading “She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.”
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 was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.”
In this reading “"My love, you are simply perfect.”
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 You look like a bride."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading You look like a bride."
with brightness
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
English author; Charles Dodgson was an Oxford don of mathematics who is remembered for the children's stories he wrote under the pen name Lewis Carroll (1832-1898)
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
a female human offspring
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
with enthusiasm; in an enthusiastic manner
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
having received what was desired
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
and nothing more
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading You look like a bride."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading You look like a bride."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
a female domestic
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
and nothing more
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
having a supporting base
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading She was about to attend a ball at Mrs. Egerton's, and her maid had just put the finishing touches to her toilet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was standing before the long cheval-glass in her dressing-room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Carroll spoke enthusiastically, and her daughter flushed brightly with gratified pride and pleasure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My love, you are simply perfect.
Chapter 21 of A Dreadful Temptation by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 21 holds 65 sentences of A Dreadful Temptation, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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