Chapter 32 of Eleanor's victory is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Eleanor's victory is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GETTING OVER IT. Laura Mason was not dangerously ill. Her malady was by no means of a serious nature. The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry. It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.
Chapter 32 of Eleanor's victory is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
From this reading “The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.”
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading “It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.”
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading “Laura Mason was not dangerously ill.”
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading “It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.”
made more intense
From this reading “The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.”
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading “Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.”
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading “It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.”
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading “It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.”
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In this reading “Laura Mason was not dangerously ill.”
In this reading “Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.”
In this reading “The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.”
In this reading “The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.”
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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 Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.
Eurasian plant with pink to purple-red spice-scented usually double flowers; widely cultivated in many varieties and many colors
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.
In a way that involves danger or risk.
From this reading Laura Mason was not dangerously ill.
a checkerboard game for two players who each have 12 pieces; the object is to jump over and so capture the opponent's pieces
From this reading It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading GETTING OVER IT.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Laura Mason was not dangerously ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.
made more intense
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GETTING OVER IT.
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From this reading Laura Mason was not dangerously ill.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
any unwholesome or desperate condition
From this reading Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.
American Revolutionary leader from Virginia whose objections led to the drafting of the Bill of Rights (1725-1792)
From this reading Laura Mason was not dangerously ill.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.
not any; not one
From this reading Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Laura Mason was not dangerously ill.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.
above and across; more than
From this reading GETTING OVER IT.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Her malady was by no means of a serious nature.
inflected form of “shine” — be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
a quality of a given color that differs slightly from another color
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.
precisely as stated
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Laura Mason was not dangerously ill.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
a city in southeastern Ontario on the Detroit River opposite Detroit
From this reading It was in vain that the physician from Windsor prescribed composing draughts.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The pink-blossom tint of her cheeks was intensified into vivid carnation; the turquoise-blue eyes shone with a feverish light; the little hands were very hot and dry.
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