Chapter 7 of In White Raiment is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of In White Raiment is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, not before the middle of October. They'll stay there through the shooting." Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps. Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke? In deep disappointment I returned to Rowan Road.
Chapter 7 of In White Raiment is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From this reading “Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?”
make up
From this reading “Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “In deep disappointment I returned to Rowan Road.”
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading “Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.”
cause to come to know personally
From this reading “Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?”
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading “"Oh, not before the middle of October.”
Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits
From this reading “In deep disappointment I returned to Rowan Road.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “They'll stay there through the shooting."”
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In this reading “Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.”
In this reading “They'll stay there through the shooting."”
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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 Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "Oh, not before the middle of October.
the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
make up
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading In deep disappointment I returned to Rowan Road.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading In deep disappointment I returned to Rowan Road.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
(used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
cause to come to know personally
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
an area that is approximately central within some larger region
From this reading "Oh, not before the middle of October.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, not before the middle of October.
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading "Oh, not before the middle of October.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, not before the middle of October.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, not before the middle of October.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading In deep disappointment I returned to Rowan Road.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading In deep disappointment I returned to Rowan Road.
Eurasian tree with orange-red berrylike fruits
From this reading In deep disappointment I returned to Rowan Road.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading They'll stay there through the shooting."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading They'll stay there through the shooting."
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, not before the middle of October.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They'll stay there through the shooting."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll stay there through the shooting."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading They'll stay there through the shooting."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Other questions I put to her she answered frankly, and I left a coin in her hand as I turned and went down the steps.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading Why, I wondered, had her ladyship thought fit to introduce Beryl to me as Feo Ashwicke?
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