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Chapter 4 of Her Royal Highness is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And you will accept, of course?" She hesitated. She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer. "Perhaps," she replied. "At present I do not exactly know.
Chapter 4 of Her Royal Highness is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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consider or hold as true
From this reading “"And you will accept, of course?"”
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading “She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.”
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading “She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “She hesitated.”
in an idle manner
From this reading “She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.”
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading “She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.”
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading “She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.”
not known
From this reading “She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.”
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In this reading “She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.”
In this reading “She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.”
as might be expected
In this reading “"And you will accept, of course?"”
In this reading “She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.”
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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 She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
consider or hold as true
From this reading "And you will accept, of course?"
a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And you will accept, of course?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
a grouping of a number of similar things
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "And you will accept, of course?"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "At present I do not exactly know.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "At present I do not exactly know.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading She hesitated.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "At present I do not exactly know.
in an idle manner
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "At present I do not exactly know.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "At present I do not exactly know.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "And you will accept, of course?"
by chance
From this reading "Perhaps," she replied.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "At present I do not exactly know.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Perhaps," she replied.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She hesitated.
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
having a supporting base
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
not known
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
a Caucasian
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "And you will accept, of course?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was standing at the table, her slim white fingers idly toying with a huge bunch of lilies-of-the-valley which had been thrown to her that night by some unknown admirer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And you will accept, of course?"
Chapter 4 of Her Royal Highness by William Le Queux holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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