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Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Delilah of the Snows is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him. His self-possession appealed to her. "You have come--alone?" asked the major. "Of course!" said Ingleby. Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
Chapter 14 of Delilah of the Snows is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
later than; following
From this reading “He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.”
Having no one else present.
From this reading “"You have come--alone?" asked the major.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “"You have come--alone?" asked the major.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.”
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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 He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
later than; following
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Having no one else present.
From this reading "You have come--alone?" asked the major.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
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From this reading His self-possession appealed to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have come--alone?" asked the major.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have come--alone?" asked the major.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course!" said Ingleby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have come--alone?" asked the major.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading His self-possession appealed to her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His self-possession appealed to her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
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From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course!" said Ingleby.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have come--alone?" asked the major.
not any; not one
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Of course!" said Ingleby.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading His self-possession appealed to her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His self-possession appealed to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Esmond smiled, though there was no good-humour in his eyes, and, as if inadvertently, dropped his hand on his hip.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He swung round and closed it, after which he laid down the case, and Grace felt a thrill of appreciation as she watched him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have come--alone?" asked the major.
