Chapter 12 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE. IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul. She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact. Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own. The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
Chapter 12 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance is here in full — 211 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading “The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.”
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading “I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.”
past form of “delude” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.”
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading “She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.”
with no protection or shield
From this reading “IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.”
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading “The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.”
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
From this reading “She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.”
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading “She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.”
In this reading “I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.”
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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 IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
from appearances alone
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
dearly loved
From this reading I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.
past form of “delude” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
expose or make accessible to some action or influence
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
with no protection or shield
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
the state of being honored
From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
low or inferior in station or quality
From this reading The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I DEFY DEAR LADY GRIMSTONE.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Her father was her blood, her breath; his honour was her own.
the act of persuading (or attempting to persuade); communication intended to induce belief or action
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading The Captain gave her the humble admiration of a soldier.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading She had not one to expose, it is true, but the Captain was deluded into thinking that she had, and persuasion is more powerful than fact.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
at the time that
From this reading IT was a late hour when the lady apparently exposed her soul.
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