Chapter 27 of A prince of lovers is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of A prince of lovers is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile. “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger. He made a deprecating gesture. “You must blame me no more now. The business is out of my hands.
Chapter 27 of A prince of lovers is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading “He made a deprecating gesture.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading ““I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading ““I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.”
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading ““I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.”
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading “AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.”
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
From this reading “AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.”
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading ““I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.”
cheerful compliance
From this reading “AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.”
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In this reading “AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.”
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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 AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
anew
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “You must blame me no more now.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading The business is out of my hands.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading He made a deprecating gesture.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading He made a deprecating gesture.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The business is out of my hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The business is out of my hands.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He made a deprecating gesture.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You must blame me no more now.
leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “You must blame me no more now.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must blame me no more now.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
not any; not one
From this reading “You must blame me no more now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “You must blame me no more now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The business is out of my hands.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
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From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
Betrayal of trust; deceptive action or disloyalty against a host or ally.
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
not fair; marked by injustice or partiality or deception
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
showing or resulting from lack of judgment or wisdom
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
an unfortunate person who suffers from some adverse circumstance
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
cheerful compliance
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading AN UNWISE MERCY “You have taken an unfair advantage, Princess, of my willingness to serve you,” he said, with a dark smile.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I am again, as I might have expected, the victim of your treachery,” Ruperta retorted, full of scornful anger.
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