Chapter 10 of A Mere Chance: A Novel. Vol. 2 is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of A Mere Chance: A Novel. Vol. 2 is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. READE'S ADVICE. Rachel was not a heroine. She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls. She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
Chapter 10 of A Mere Chance: A Novel. Vol. 2 is here in full — 220 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having fair knowledge of
From this reading “She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.”
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading “READE'S ADVICE.”
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading “Rachel was not a heroine.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.”
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.”
a judge of a probate court
From this reading “She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “Rachel was not a heroine.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.”
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 simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.”
In this reading “She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.”
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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 Rachel was not a heroine.
higher than, or over, something
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading READE'S ADVICE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
apart from; not including
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
a young female
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading Rachel was not a heroine.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
not any; not one
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rachel was not a heroine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading Rachel was not a heroine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading READE'S ADVICE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
and nothing more
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading She was simply a sweet and interesting girl; except that she was unusually pretty, by no means above the ordinary level of nice girls.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rachel was not a heroine.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was better than a great many that we are acquainted with, no doubt, but she was not so good as some.
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