Chapter 10 of Anna the Adventuress is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Anna the Adventuress is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your dyed hair. I was perfectly satisfied with your appearance. I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming. Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it. You have darkened your eyebrows, you have even changed your style of dress.
Chapter 10 of Anna the Adventuress is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading “Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.”
according with custom or propriety
From this reading “I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.”
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading “You have darkened your eyebrows, you have even changed your style of dress.”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.”
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading “"Your dyed hair.”
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading “You have darkened your eyebrows, you have even changed your style of dress.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “You have darkened your eyebrows, you have even changed your style of dress.”
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 “I was perfectly satisfied with your appearance.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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changed in form or character without becoming something else
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading I was perfectly satisfied with your appearance.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading You have darkened your eyebrows, you have even changed your style of dress.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
deem to be
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
(of fabrics and paper) grown dark in color over time
From this reading You have darkened your eyebrows, you have even changed your style of dress.
put on clothes
From this reading You have darkened your eyebrows, you have even changed your style of dress.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
(used of color) artificially produced; not natural
From this reading "Your dyed hair.
divisible by two
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
plural of “eyebrow” — the arch of hair above each eye
From this reading You have darkened your eyebrows, you have even changed your style of dress.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading "Your dyed hair.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was perfectly satisfied with your appearance.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
and nothing more
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading I was perfectly satisfied with your appearance.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading I was perfectly satisfied with your appearance.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You have darkened your eyebrows, you have even changed your style of dress.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I consider even now that the present colour is far less becoming.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was perfectly satisfied with your appearance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was perfectly satisfied with your appearance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you have altered not only that, but your manner of dressing it.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your dyed hair.
Chapter 10 of Anna the Adventuress by E. Phillips (Edward Phillips) Oppenheim holds 426 sentences, grouped into 86 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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