Chapter 16 of His fortunate Grace is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of His fortunate Grace is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table. This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes. “And your socialism? Do you expect to convert your Duke?” “No, papa; of course not.”
Chapter 16 of His fortunate Grace is here in full — 32 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading “This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.”
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.”
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading “Do you expect to convert your Duke?””
in a rebellious manner
From this reading “This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.”
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading “ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““No, papa; of course not.””
a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
From this reading ““And your socialism?”
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.
a table where breakfast is eaten
In this reading “ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.”
anew
In this reading “ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.”
as might be expected
In this reading ““No, papa; of course not.””
In this reading “This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.”
In this reading “This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.”
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 This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
the capital of the state of Maine
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
change from one system to another or to a new plan or policy
From this reading Do you expect to convert your Duke?”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “No, papa; of course not.”
a female human offspring
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
in a rebellious manner
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you expect to convert your Duke?”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading Do you expect to convert your Duke?”
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Do you expect to convert your Duke?”
opinion or judgment
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, papa; of course not.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, papa; of course not.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “No, papa; of course not.”
on one occasion
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “No, papa; of course not.”
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
From this reading “And your socialism?
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONCE more father and daughter faced each other across the breakfast table.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Do you expect to convert your Duke?”
precisely as stated
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This time, Augusta, with a very red face, stared defiantly into bitter and contemptuous eyes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do you expect to convert your Duke?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “And your socialism?
Chapter 16 of His fortunate Grace by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 32 sentences, grouped into 7 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 16 holds 32 sentences of His fortunate Grace, unabridged, divided into 7 reading sections.
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