Chapter 16 of Dainty's Cruel Rivals is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Dainty's Cruel Rivals is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GHOST ALARM. Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming: "How can you listen to such silly lies, Love? The old woman is in her dotage!" Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.
Chapter 16 of Dainty's Cruel Rivals is here in full — 58 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/11 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From this reading “Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:”
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
From this reading “Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:”
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading “THE GHOST ALARM.”
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading “Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:”
-ing form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading “Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.”
censure severely or angrily
From this reading “Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.”
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading “"How can you listen to such silly lies, Love?”
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.
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a woman who is old
In this reading “The old woman is in her dotage!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading THE GHOST ALARM.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "How can you listen to such silly lies, Love?
soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
mental infirmity as a consequence of old age; sometimes shown by foolish infatuations
From this reading The old woman is in her dotage!"
United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807)
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading THE GHOST ALARM.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.
past form of “glare” — look at with a fixed gaze
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How can you listen to such silly lies, Love?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old woman is in her dotage!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The old woman is in her dotage!"
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading "How can you listen to such silly lies, Love?
hear with intention
From this reading "How can you listen to such silly lies, Love?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "How can you listen to such silly lies, Love?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.
an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
-ing form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
not any; not one
From this reading Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old woman is in her dotage!"
censure severely or angrily
From this reading Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Love gave her a cold glance of rebuke and made no reply, motioning the old woman to continue.
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
ludicrous, foolish
From this reading "How can you listen to such silly lies, Love?
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "How can you listen to such silly lies, Love?
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GHOST ALARM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How can you listen to such silly lies, Love?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mrs. Ellsworth turned from her task of chafing Dainty's cold hands, and glared scornfully at the black mammy, exclaiming:
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The old woman is in her dotage!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "How can you listen to such silly lies, Love?
Chapter 16 of Dainty's Cruel Rivals by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 58 sentences, grouped into 12 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 16 holds 58 sentences of Dainty's Cruel Rivals, unabridged, divided into 12 reading sections.
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