Chapter 9 of Jacqueline — Complete is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Jacqueline — Complete is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah! Fred, how much you have improved! But what a change! What an extraordinary change! Why, look at him!
Chapter 9 of Jacqueline — Complete is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “But what a change!”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!”
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading “What an extraordinary change!”
showing or representing to advantage
From this reading “She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!”
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading “Fred, how much you have improved!”
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading “She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!”
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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 But what a change!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading What an extraordinary change!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Why, look at him!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But what a change!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But what a change!
at any time
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading What an extraordinary change!
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
showing or representing to advantage
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred, how much you have improved!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Fred, how much you have improved!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fred, how much you have improved!
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading Fred, how much you have improved!
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Why, look at him!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Fred, how much you have improved!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was more beautiful than ever, and her first exclamation on seeing him was intended to be flattering: "Ah!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But what a change!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, look at him!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Fred, how much you have improved!
Chapter 9 of Jacqueline — Complete by Th. Bentzon holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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