Chapter 13 of Blind Love is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Blind Love is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again. Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in. Iris replied coldly. "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself." Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
Chapter 13 of Blind Love is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “Iris replied coldly.”
placed crosswise
From this reading “Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.”
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading “"This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."”
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading “LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.”
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading “LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.”
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading “Iris replied coldly.”
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading “Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.”
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading “Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.”
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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 LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
later than; following
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
anew
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading Iris replied coldly.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
placed crosswise
From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
reach, make, or come to a decision about something
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
(psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
annoy continually or chronically
From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals
From this reading Iris replied coldly.
people of Ireland or of Irish extraction
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
go away from a place
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Iris replied coldly.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
express in speech
From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading Lord Harry crossed the room to speak to her and stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Waiting on the threshold, the Irish lord asked if he might come in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LORD HARRY's DEFENCE AFTER a short interval, the drawing-room door was opened again.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "This is not my house," she said; "I must leave you to decide for yourself."
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