Chapter 3 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LADY ALICE'S STORY. The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face. A great dread, however, had entered into them. A hot color leaped into her cheeks. Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
Chapter 3 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading “A hot color leaped into her cheeks.”
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading “Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.”
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading “A great dread, however, had entered into them.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.”
assets that are saleable though not material or physical
From this reading “Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.”
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “A hot color leaped into her cheeks.”
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading “The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.”
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.”
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pull away from a source of disgust or fear
In this reading “The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.”
In this reading “A great dread, however, had entered into them.”
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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 The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LADY ALICE'S STORY.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading A hot color leaped into her cheeks.
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading A hot color leaped into her cheeks.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
bring shame or dishonor upon
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading A great dread, however, had entered into them.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading A great dread, however, had entered into them.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
a young female
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading A great dread, however, had entered into them.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A great dread, however, had entered into them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading A hot color leaped into her cheeks.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading A great dread, however, had entered into them.
assets that are saleable though not material or physical
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading A great dread, however, had entered into them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LADY ALICE'S STORY.
past form of “leap” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading A hot color leaped into her cheeks.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
only a very short time before
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading LADY ALICE'S STORY.
an overwhelming feeling of fear and anxiety
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl shrank back a little, but she did not remove her eyes from her mother's face.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A great dread, however, had entered into them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
communicated in words
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
but in spite of that
From this reading Scarcely did she yet know what she dreaded; it was something intangible, too awful to be uttered--the terror of disgrace.
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