Chapter 26 of A Fair Mystery: The Story of a Coquette is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of A Fair Mystery: The Story of a Coquette is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"MY QUEEN ROSE OF THE ROSEBUDS." The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris. All was going on well at Linleigh. The gentle, stately countess was already half worshiped there. The earl considered himself the happiest of men.
Chapter 26 of A Fair Mystery: The Story of a Coquette is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.”
carefully weighed
From this reading “The earl considered himself the happiest of men.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.”
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading “The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “The earl considered himself the happiest of men.”
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “The earl considered himself the happiest of men.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “The gentle, stately countess was already half worshiped there.”
past form of “worship” — love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading “The gentle, stately countess was already half worshiped there.”
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In this reading “The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading All was going on well at Linleigh.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading The gentle, stately countess was already half worshiped there.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading All was going on well at Linleigh.
carefully weighed
From this reading The earl considered himself the happiest of men.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading The earl considered himself the happiest of men.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading The gentle, stately countess was already half worshiped there.
the act of departing
From this reading All was going on well at Linleigh.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading The gentle, stately countess was already half worshiped there.
superlative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The earl considered himself the happiest of men.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The earl considered himself the happiest of men.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.
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From this reading The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.
the force of workers available
From this reading The earl considered himself the happiest of men.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY QUEEN ROSE OF THE ROSEBUDS."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "MY QUEEN ROSE OF THE ROSEBUDS."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading All was going on well at Linleigh.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "MY QUEEN ROSE OF THE ROSEBUDS."
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "MY QUEEN ROSE OF THE ROSEBUDS."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "MY QUEEN ROSE OF THE ROSEBUDS."
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.
impressive in appearance
From this reading The gentle, stately countess was already half worshiped there.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "MY QUEEN ROSE OF THE ROSEBUDS."
in or at that place or location
From this reading The gentle, stately countess was already half worshiped there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All was going on well at Linleigh.
the act of observing; taking a patient look
From this reading The Countess of Linleigh sat anxiously watching the fair face of Lady Doris.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading All was going on well at Linleigh.
past form of “worship” — love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading The gentle, stately countess was already half worshiped there.
Chapter 26 of A Fair Mystery: The Story of a Coquette by Charlotte M. Brame holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
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