Anne Feversham

Chapter II

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THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.

She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

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Anne Feversham J. C. (John Collis) Snaith

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Anne Feversham is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line. She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable. She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained. Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet. But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

Anne Feversham

Chapter II

Chapter 2 of Anne Feversham is here in full — 152 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/30 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

Line 2

She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.

/ʃiː wɑːz tɔːl wel ɡroʊn ʌv ə ˈbjuːti ðæt wɑːz rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/

Line 3

She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

Line 4

Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

Line 5

But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

/bʌt ðæt wɪtʃ æt wʌns kɑːt ðə aɪ boʊθ ʌv ðə ˈteɪlər ənd ʌv ðə ˈpleɪər ənd meɪd ðə ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ ˈfɪɡjər stɪl mɔːr ˈmemərəbəl wɑːz æn ɑːˈdeɪʃəs per ʌv ˈleðər ˈbriːtʃɪz/

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audacious adjective US /ɑːˈdeɪʃəs/

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

From this reading “But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.”

breeches noun US /ˈbriːtʃɪz/

(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

From this reading “But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.”

disdained verb US /dɪsˈdeɪnd/

past form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain

From this reading “She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.”

lithe adjective US /laɪð/

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

From this reading “She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.”

memorable adjective US /ˈmemərəbəl/

worth remembering

From this reading “But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.”

player noun US /ˈpleɪər/

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

From this reading “But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.”

quilted adjective US /ˈkwɪltɪd/

made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching

From this reading “Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.”

sorcery noun US /ˈsɔːrsəri/

the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

From this reading “THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.”

Word partnerships in these lines

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leather breeches noun + noun

In this reading “But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.”

eighteen years adjective + noun

In this reading “THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.”

at once preposition + adverb

without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening

In this reading “But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.”

young woman adjective + noun

a young female

In this reading “THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.”

left hand noun + noun

the hand that is on the left side of the body

In this reading “Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.”

caught the eye verb + article + noun counted as “catch … eye”

In this reading “But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

atprepositionUS /æt/

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

Atalanta

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From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

audaciousadjectiveUS /ɑːˈdeɪʃəs/

invulnerable to fear or intimidation

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

beautynounUS /ˈbjuːti/

the qualities that give pleasure to the senses

From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.

bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/

the two together, not just one

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

breathingnounUS /ˈbriːðɪŋ/

the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

breechesnounUS /ˈbriːtʃɪz/

(used in the plural) trousers ending above the knee

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

caughtverbUS /kɑːt/

inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

charmingadjectiveUS /ˈtʃɑːrmɪŋ/

pleasing or delighting

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

cryverbUS /kraɪ/

utter a sudden loud cry

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

disdainedverbUS /dɪsˈdeɪnd/

past form of “disdain” — look down on with disdain

From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

eighteenadjectiveUS /eɪˈtiːn/

being one more than seventeen

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

eyenounUS /aɪ/

the organ of sight

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

fashionnounUS /ˈfæʃən/

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/

a diagram or picture illustrating textual material

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

freedomnounUS /ˈfriːdəm/

the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

gracenounUS /ɡreɪs/

(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence

From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

grownadjectiveUS /ɡroʊn/

(of animals) fully developed

From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.

handnounUS /hænd/

the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

hawking-gauntlet

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From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

HerdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/

above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

lastadjectiveUS /læst/

immediately past

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

leathernounUS /ˈleðər/

an animal skin made smooth and flexible by removing the hair and then tanning

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

leftnounUS /left/

location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

linenounUS /laɪn/

a formation of people or things one beside another

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

litheadjectiveUS /laɪð/

gracefully thin and bending and moving with ease

From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/

primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/

produced by a manufacturing process

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

memorableadjectiveUS /ˈmemərəbəl/

worth remembering

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

notadverbUS /nɑːt/

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

onceadverbUS /wʌns/

on one occasion

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

pairnounUS /per/

a set of two similar things considered as a unit

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

personagenoun

another word for person; a person not meriting identification

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

playernounUS /ˈpleɪər/

a person who participates in or is skilled at some game

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

quiltedadjectiveUS /ˈkwɪltɪd/

made of layers of fabric held together by patterned stitching

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

remarkableadjectiveUS /rɪˈmɑːrkəbəl/

unusual or striking

From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.

riding-coat

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.

someadjectiveUS /sʌm/

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

sorcerynounUS /ˈsɔːrsəri/

the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

springingverbUS /ˈsprɪŋɪŋ/

-ing form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds

From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

steppedverbUS /stept/

inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step

From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/

not in physical motion

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

tailorverbUS /ˈteɪlər/

adjust to a specific need or market

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

talladjectiveUS /tɔːl/

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.

THEdeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

welladverbUS /wel/

(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 She was tall, well grown, of a beauty that was remarkable.

whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading But that which at once caught the eye both of the tailor and of the player, and made the charming figure still more memorable, was an audacious pair of leather breeches.

withprepositionUS /wɪð/

in the company of; together with

From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/

an adult female person (as opposed to a man)

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

woreverbUS /wɔːr/

inflected form of “wear” — be dressed in

From this reading Her long quilted riding-coat was the last cry of the fashion, and on the left hand she wore a large hawking-gauntlet.

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading She stepped with a lithe grace, a springing freedom that Atalanta would not have disdained.

yearsnounUS /jɪrz/

a late time of life

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

youthnounUS /juːθ/

a young person (especially a young man or boy)

From this reading THE personage was a young woman of some eighteen years, breathing youth and its sorcery in every line.

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