Chapter 27 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair." "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade." "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him. She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality. "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
Chapter 27 of April's Lady: A Novel is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an erroneous mental representation
From this reading “"Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.”
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “"Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."”
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading “"Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."”
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading “"Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."”
characterized by variety
From this reading “"Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."”
an energetic style
From this reading “She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.”
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading “She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.”
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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 "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
anew
From this reading "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
(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 She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
an erroneous mental representation
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
inspiring mixed contempt and pity
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I was so glad to see the Brabazons again.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
characterized by variety
From this reading "Life's a varied, bright illusion, Joy and sorrow--light and shade."
an energetic style
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading She seems to be talking all the time, so vivid is her face, so intense her vitality.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It was almost warm," says she, turning round to him.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, were she pitiful as she is fair."
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