Chapter 12 of Diana Tempest, Volume II is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Chapter 12 of Diana Tempest, Volume II by Mary Cholmondeley holds 272 sentences, grouped into 55 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 272 sentences of Diana Tempest, Volume II, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Diana Tempest, Volume II is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle! See the couples advance,-- Oh, Love's but a dance! A whisper, a glance,-- 'Shall we twirl down the middle?' Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!" AUSTIN DOBSON.
Chapter 12 of Diana Tempest, Volume II is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “A whisper, a glance,-- 'Shall we twirl down the middle?'”
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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 "Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!
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From this reading See the couples advance,-- Oh, Love's but a dance!
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From this reading AUSTIN DOBSON.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!
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From this reading See the couples advance,-- Oh, Love's but a dance!
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From this reading "Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!
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From this reading AUSTIN DOBSON.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A whisper, a glance,-- 'Shall we twirl down the middle?'
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From this reading "Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A whisper, a glance,-- 'Shall we twirl down the middle?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A whisper, a glance,-- 'Shall we twirl down the middle?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading See the couples advance,-- Oh, Love's but a dance!
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A whisper, a glance,-- 'Shall we twirl down the middle?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!
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From this reading "Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!
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From this reading A whisper, a glance,-- 'Shall we twirl down the middle?'
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A whisper, a glance,-- 'Shall we twirl down the middle?'
in or at the place that
From this reading "Oh, Love's but a dance, Where Time plays the fiddle!
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From this reading A whisper, a glance,-- 'Shall we twirl down the middle?'
