Chapter 10 of Dora Thorne is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Dora Thorne is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes. Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it. The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face. "Whom was it like?" "Where had he found his model?"
Chapter 10 of Dora Thorne is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “amateur” — someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading “Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.”
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading “Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.”
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading “The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.”
plural of “connoisseur” — an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading “Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.”
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.”
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading “"Where had he found his model?"”
plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading “Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.”
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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 "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
plural of “amateur” — someone who pursues a study or sport as a pastime
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
plural of “artist” — a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.
plural of “connoisseur” — an expert able to appreciate a field; especially in the fine arts
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
greatly pleased
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
set up or found
From this reading "Where had he found his model?"
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.
(Arthurian legend) wife of King Arthur; in some versions of the legend she became Lancelot's lover and that led to the end of the Knights of the Round Table
From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Where had he found his model?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Where had he found his model?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Where had he found his model?"
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Whom was it like?"
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.
a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process
From this reading "Where had he found his model?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
plural of “rank” — a row or line of people (especially soldiers or police) standing abreast of one another
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Queen Guinevere" was a success far beyond Ronald's dearest hopes.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where had he found his model?"
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Whom was it like?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Artists and amateurs, connoisseurs of all ranks and degrees were delighted with it.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The great charm of the picture was the lovely young face.
Chapter 10 of Dora Thorne by Charlotte M. Brame holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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.
Chapter 10 holds 139 sentences of Dora Thorne, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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