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Chapter 1 of How He Lied to Her Husband is here in full — 740 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result. SHE. Oh, is this a time for cleverness? It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora? HE.
Chapter 1 of How He Lied to Her Husband is here in full — 740 sentences across 148 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the first light of day
From this reading “It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?”
unrestrained by convention or propriety
From this reading “It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?”
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading “Oh, is this a time for cleverness?”
pressed tightly together
From this reading “When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading “When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.”
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading “When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.”
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading “It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?”
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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 Oh, is this a time for cleverness?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
the first light of day
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
unrestrained by convention or propriety
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
The quality of being intelligent, quick to understand, and resourceful in danger.
From this reading Oh, is this a time for cleverness?
pressed tightly together
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, is this a time for cleverness?
the act of departing
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
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From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, is this a time for cleverness?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading SHE.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
plaything consisting of a child's toy bear (usually plush and stuffed with soft materials)
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Oh, is this a time for cleverness?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Oh, is this a time for cleverness?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
at the time that
From this reading When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's settled, isn't it, that you're going to be nice and good, and that you'll brazen it out to Teddy that you have some other Aurora?
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