Chapter 15 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You were right. She is an event." That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph. All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign. Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
Chapter 15 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading “All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.”
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “She is an event."”
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading “All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.”
of the present time and place
From this reading “That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.”
a person who is very poor
From this reading “Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.”
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading “All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.”
have sovereign power
From this reading “All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.”
exercising power or authority
From this reading “All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.”
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.
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In this reading “All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.”
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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 Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
past form of “aim” — point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
(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 through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She is an event."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
placed in a grave
From this reading Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading She is an event."
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
something regarded with special favor or liking
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
of the present time and place
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is an event."
and nothing more
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
a person who is very poor
From this reading Her father had died a pauper and been buried as one.
a domain in which something is dominant
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
have sovereign power
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
exercising power or authority
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You were right.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is an event."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
a successful ending of a struggle or contest
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You were right.
in or at the place that
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That dinner was the stepping-stone by which Claire mounted into immediate triumph.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading All through the next year she was the reigning favorite in just that realm where she had aimed to reign.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You were right.
Chapter 15 of An Ambitious Woman: A Novel by Edgar Fawcett holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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