Chapter 16 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH I AM WOOED AND WON. I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course. “Now what’s the fellow mean by this?” I whispered to the lad. “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
Chapter 16 of Lady Barbarity: A Romance is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
From this reading ““Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?””
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading “I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course.”
a boy or man
From this reading “I whispered to the lad.”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading ““Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?””
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course.”
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading “IN WHICH I AM WOOED AND WON.”
past form of “woo” — seek someone's favor
From this reading “IN WHICH I AM WOOED AND WON.”
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 ““Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?””
In this reading ““Now what’s the fellow mean by this?””
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading IN WHICH I AM WOOED AND WON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading IN WHICH I AM WOOED AND WON.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Now what’s the fellow mean by this?”
possessive form of “captain” — an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
a deep awareness of and sympathy for another's suffering
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
a boy or man
From this reading “Now what’s the fellow mean by this?”
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I AM WOOED AND WON.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I AM WOOED AND WON.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
in a joyous and gleeful manner
From this reading I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course.
a boy or man
From this reading I whispered to the lad.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Now what’s the fellow mean by this?”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Now what’s the fellow mean by this?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
free of extraneous elements of any kind
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course.
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Now what’s the fellow mean by this?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I whispered to the lad.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I WAS quite joyfully startled at the Captain’s course.
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From this reading “Now what’s the fellow mean by this?”
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I AM WOOED AND WON.
during the time that
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading I whispered to the lad.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading IN WHICH I AM WOOED AND WON.
past form of “woo” — seek someone's favor
From this reading IN WHICH I AM WOOED AND WON.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Is it to give you one more chance while his back is turned, out of pure compassion, or is he fool enough to trust you?”
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