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Chapter 5 of A woman's trust is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“IF HE HAD ONLY COME HIMSELF.” “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward. “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.” The footman grasped the situation with alacrity. The colonel was a favorite with everybody.
Chapter 5 of A woman's trust is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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liveliness and eagerness
From this reading “The footman grasped the situation with alacrity.”
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “The colonel was a favorite with everybody.”
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading ““Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.”
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading “The footman grasped the situation with alacrity.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading ““Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.”
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading ““Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading ““Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.”
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading ““And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.””
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In this reading “The footman grasped the situation with alacrity.”
In this reading “The footman grasped the situation with alacrity.”
In this reading ““Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.”
In this reading ““Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.”
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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 “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
liveliness and eagerness
From this reading The footman grasped the situation with alacrity.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading The colonel was a favorite with everybody.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “IF HE HAD ONLY COME HIMSELF.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
every person
From this reading The colonel was a favorite with everybody.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading The colonel was a favorite with everybody.
a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
past form of “grasp” — hold firmly
From this reading The footman grasped the situation with alacrity.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “IF HE HAD ONLY COME HIMSELF.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “IF HE HAD ONLY COME HIMSELF.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “IF HE HAD ONLY COME HIMSELF.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “IF HE HAD ONLY COME HIMSELF.”
discontinued temporarily
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
and nothing more
From this reading “IF HE HAD ONLY COME HIMSELF.”
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading The footman grasped the situation with alacrity.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
express in words
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
the state of being urgent; an earnest and insistent necessity
From this reading “And tell Lady Elaine that I am here upon a matter of great urgency.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The colonel was a favorite with everybody.
in or at the place that
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
which person or people
From this reading “Show me into a room where I am not likely to be interrupted,” the old soldier said to the footman who stepped forward.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The footman grasped the situation with alacrity.
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