Chapter 10 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I followed with another drop. “Titania got out of it. It is not always solved so easily.” “No,” he muttered. “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
Chapter 10 of Lady Baltimore is here in full — 184 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
From this reading ““No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “I followed with another drop.”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “It is not always solved so easily.””
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading ““No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.”
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading ““No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.”
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading ““No,” he muttered.”
explained or answered
From this reading “It is not always solved so easily.””
a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
From this reading ““Titania got out of it.”
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at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It is not always solved so easily.”
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I followed with another drop.
alcoholic liquor flavored with bitter herbs and roots
From this reading “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
let fall to the ground
From this reading I followed with another drop.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading It is not always solved so easily.”
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
From this reading “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I followed with another drop.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “Titania got out of it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “No,” he muttered.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I followed with another drop.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not always solved so easily.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Titania got out of it.
past form of “mutter” — talk indistinctly; usually in a low voice
From this reading “No,” he muttered.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
not any; not one
From this reading “No,” he muttered.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not always solved so easily.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Titania got out of it.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Titania got out of it.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is not always solved so easily.”
explained or answered
From this reading It is not always solved so easily.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
a white powder used as a pigment for its high covering power and durability
From this reading “Titania got out of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No.” It was quite evident that the flavor of my bitters reached him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I followed with another drop.
Chapter 10 of Lady Baltimore by Owen Wister holds 184 sentences, grouped into 37 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.
Chapter 10 holds 184 sentences of Lady Baltimore, unabridged, divided into 37 reading sections.
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