Chapter 6 of Diana of the Crossways — Volume 4 is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Diana of the Crossways — Volume 4 is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door. Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still. 'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate. 'Is it a frost?' said Diana. 'It's midnight and midwinter, ma'am.'
Chapter 6 of Diana of the Crossways — Volume 4 is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading “Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still.”
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading “'Is it a frost?' said Diana.”
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading “'Is it a frost?' said Diana.”
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading “WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.”
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate.”
the middle of winter
From this reading “'It's midnight and midwinter, ma'am.'”
of or relating to a spectrum
From this reading “WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.”
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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 WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
having companions or an escort
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'It's midnight and midwinter, ma'am.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate.
see with attention
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
an event that involves rising to a higher point (as in altitude or temperature or intensity etc.)
From this reading Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still.
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 'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate.
transversely
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading 'Is it a frost?' said Diana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate.
set up or found
From this reading Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still.
ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
From this reading 'Is it a frost?' said Diana.
having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
-ing form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading 'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Is it a frost?' said Diana.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'Is it a frost?' said Diana.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'It's midnight and midwinter, ma'am.'
a woman of refinement
From this reading 'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading 'It's midnight and midwinter, ma'am.'
the middle of winter
From this reading 'It's midnight and midwinter, ma'am.'
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still.
a form of address for a man
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading 'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still.
of or relating to a spectrum
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still.
not in physical motion
From this reading Climbing the stairs, she found her mistress in the drawing-room still.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEREIN WE BEHOLD A GIDDY TURN AT THE SPECTRAL CROSSWAYS Danvers accompanied Mr. Dacier to the house-door.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You must be cold, ma'am,' she said, glancing at the fire-grate.
Chapter 6 of Diana of the Crossways — Volume 4 by George Meredith holds 158 sentences, grouped into 32 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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