Chapter 12 of Diana Tempest, Volume I is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Diana Tempest, Volume I is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"On entre, on crie, C'est la vie. On crie, on sort, C'est la mort." On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet. Colonel Tempest hurried. It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
Chapter 12 of Diana Tempest, Volume I is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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in a feverish manner
From this reading “It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.”
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading “On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.”
not often
From this reading “On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.”
taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
From this reading “On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.”
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading “Colonel Tempest hurried.”
-ing form of “unearth” — bring to light
From this reading “It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.”
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading “"On entre, on crie, C'est la vie.”
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.
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speak to
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "On entre, on crie, C'est la vie.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading Colonel Tempest hurried.
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From this reading "On entre, on crie, C'est la vie.
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From this reading "On entre, on crie, C'est la vie.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
in a feverish manner
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
shoot down, of birds
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
moving rapidly or performed quickly or in great haste
From this reading Colonel Tempest hurried.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "On entre, on crie, C'est la vie.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On crie, on sort, C'est la mort."
a form of address for a man
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "On entre, on crie, C'est la vie.
plural of “path” — a course of conduct
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
not often
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading On crie, on sort, C'est la mort."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
a violent commotion or disturbance
From this reading Colonel Tempest hurried.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading On the paths of self-interest the grass is seldom allowed to grow under the feet.
-ing form of “unearth” — bring to light
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
From this reading "On entre, on crie, C'est la vie.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be tedious to follow the various steps feverishly taken which led to his finally unearthing the home address of Mr. Swayne.
Chapter 12 of Diana Tempest, Volume I by Mary Cholmondeley holds 297 sentences, grouped into 60 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 12 holds 297 sentences of Diana Tempest, Volume I, unabridged, divided into 60 reading sections.
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