Chapter 9 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLIVER'S INTENTIONS. "Well, what is she like?" Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner. "Lesley Brooke? She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
Chapter 9 of Brooke's Daughter: A Novel is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading “"Lesley Brooke?”
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “OLIVER'S INTENTIONS.”
without good reason
From this reading “Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.”
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “OLIVER'S INTENTIONS.”
possessive form of “oliver” — United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading “OLIVER'S INTENTIONS.”
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading “She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.”
lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
From this reading “She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.”
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 “She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.”
In this reading “Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.”
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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 She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
English lyric poet (1887-1915)
From this reading "Lesley Brooke?
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
a young female
From this reading She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
plural of “intention” — an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading OLIVER'S INTENTIONS.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, what is she like?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lesley Brooke?
without good reason
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, what is she like?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
possessive form of “oliver” — United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
From this reading OLIVER'S INTENTIONS.
formality and propriety of manner
From this reading She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
From this reading She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, what is she like?"
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
(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 "Well, what is she like?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, what is she like?"
at the time that
From this reading Oliver Trent asked, lightly, of his sister Rosalind, when they met that evening at dinner.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She is a handsome girl," said Mrs. Romaine, with some reserve of manner.
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