Chapter 28 of A True Friend: A Novel is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of A True Friend: A Novel is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"CHANGES MUST COME." She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face. What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was! One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust. Janetta thought all this, as she made her answer.
Chapter 28 of A True Friend: A Novel is here in full — 198 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading “"CHANGES MUST COME."”
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading “What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was!”
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading “What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was!”
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading “What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was!”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.”
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading “One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.”
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.”
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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 What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was!
(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 Janetta thought all this, as she made her answer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
react verbally
From this reading Janetta thought all this, as she made her answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Janetta thought all this, as she made her answer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
plural of “change” — an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
From this reading "CHANGES MUST COME."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "CHANGES MUST COME."
opinion or judgment
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was!
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was!
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From this reading Janetta thought all this, as she made her answer.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Janetta thought all this, as she made her answer.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
possessing qualities befitting a man
From this reading What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "CHANGES MUST COME."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
with safety; in a safe manner
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
term of address for a man
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She raised her eyes at length, and looked Sir Philip in the face.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Janetta thought all this, as she made her answer.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Janetta thought all this, as she made her answer.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
precisely as stated
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was!
(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 One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a manly, honest, intelligent face it was!
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading One that a woman might well be proud of in her husband: the face of a man whom she might very safely trust.
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