Chapter 2 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CHAPTER THREE. Mrs Lawless was dining out. She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her. Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive. Mrs Lawless had a friend at Government House.
Chapter 2 of Grit Lawless is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading “Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.”
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading “Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.”
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading “Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.”
the act of eating dinner
From this reading “Mrs Lawless was dining out.”
not divided or shared with others
From this reading “Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.”
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading “She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.”
plural of “hostess” — a woman host
From this reading “Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.”
without law or control
From this reading “Mrs Lawless was dining out.”
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.
In this reading “Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.”
In this reading “She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.”
In this reading “She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.”
In this reading “Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mrs Lawless had a friend at Government House.
-ing form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs Lawless had a friend at Government House.
direct toward itself or oneself by means of some psychological power or physical attributes
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
a strip of land projecting into a body of water
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
succeed in representing or expressing something intangible
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER THREE.
an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
the act of eating dinner
From this reading Mrs Lawless was dining out.
not divided or shared with others
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Mrs Lawless had a friend at Government House.
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading Mrs Lawless had a friend at Government House.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
plural of “hostess” — a woman host
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mrs Lawless had a friend at Government House.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
without law or control
From this reading Mrs Lawless was dining out.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Lawless was dining out.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
not any; not one
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mrs Lawless was dining out.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading CHAPTER THREE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mrs Lawless was dining out.
which person or people
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Hostesses who wished to attract those they could never hope to capture of themselves knew that by adding Mrs Lawless to their list they could command the most exclusive.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She had become the fashion in Cape Town; no function was complete without her.
Chapter 2 of Grit Lawless by F. E. Mills (Florence Ethel Mills) Young holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 418 sentences of Grit Lawless, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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