Chapter 14 of In Trust: The Story of a Lady and Her Lover is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of In Trust: The Story of a Lady and Her Lover is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SPECTATOR’S VIEW. A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount. Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him. ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself. The Mount family has never liked them.
Chapter 14 of In Trust: The Story of a Lady and Her Lover is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading “‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.”
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading “The Mount family has never liked them.”
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading “Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.”
attach to a support
From this reading “A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.”
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading “‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.”
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading “A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.”
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In this reading “A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.”
as might be expected
In this reading “‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.”
In this reading “The Mount family has never liked them.”
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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 A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
a division of some larger or more complex organization
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
without stop or interruption
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
a social unit living together
From this reading The Mount family has never liked them.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Mount family has never liked them.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading The Mount family has never liked them.
a feeling of pleasure and enjoyment
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
attach to a support
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
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From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
not any; not one
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading Mrs. Mountford made no secret of her liking for him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
a male human offspring
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE SPECTATOR’S VIEW.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPECTATOR’S VIEW.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The Mount family has never liked them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
precisely as stated
From this reading A few days passed, and the new cousin continued to be very popular at Mount.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading THE SPECTATOR’S VIEW.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘Of course,’ she said, ‘I was never partial to the other branch, especially having no son myself.
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