Chapter 22 of A Dreadful Temptation is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of A Dreadful Temptation is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley." Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her. Only ten minutes before Mrs. Egerton had whispered to her eagerly: "My dear, Lord Dudley, the great English peer, is present. There's a catch for you."
Chapter 22 of A Dreadful Temptation is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with admiration
From this reading “Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.”
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “"Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."”
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading “Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.”
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading “There's a catch for you."”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Only ten minutes before Mrs. Egerton had whispered to her eagerly:”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.”
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading “Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “"My dear, Lord Dudley, the great English peer, is present.”
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 “Only ten minutes before Mrs. Egerton had whispered to her eagerly:”
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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 Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
with admiration
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading There's a catch for you."
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear, Lord Dudley, the great English peer, is present.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Only ten minutes before Mrs. Egerton had whispered to her eagerly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Only ten minutes before Mrs. Egerton had whispered to her eagerly:
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading "My dear, Lord Dudley, the great English peer, is present.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There's a catch for you."
a man of refinement
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "My dear, Lord Dudley, the great English peer, is present.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Only ten minutes before Mrs. Egerton had whispered to her eagerly:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My dear, Lord Dudley, the great English peer, is present.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading "Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Only ten minutes before Mrs. Egerton had whispered to her eagerly:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, Lord Dudley, the great English peer, is present.
and nothing more
From this reading Only ten minutes before Mrs. Egerton had whispered to her eagerly:
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading "My dear, Lord Dudley, the great English peer, is present.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Only ten minutes before Mrs. Egerton had whispered to her eagerly:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's a catch for you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading Only ten minutes before Mrs. Egerton had whispered to her eagerly:
which person or people
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Xenie turned with a languid smile and bowed to the tall, elegant gentleman who bent admiringly before her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mrs. St. John, allow me to present to you Lord Dudley."
Chapter 22 of A Dreadful Temptation by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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 22 holds 144 sentences of A Dreadful Temptation, unabridged, divided into 29 reading sections.
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