Chapter 19 of Lady Good-for-Nothing is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Lady Good-for-Nothing is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DIANA VYELL. "Have you not finished yet?" Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality. "Well, it's time I came. Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."
Chapter 19 of Lady Good-for-Nothing is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the trait of extreme cruelty
From this reading “Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.”
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading “DIANA VYELL.”
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading “Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “"Have you not finished yet?"”
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading “Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."”
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading “Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."”
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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 Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."
the trait of extreme cruelty
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, it's time I came.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading DIANA VYELL.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
plural of “feather” — the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds
From this reading Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "Have you not finished yet?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
diffusing warmth and friendliness
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you not finished yet?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, it's time I came.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, it's time I came.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Have you not finished yet?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Well, it's time I came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DIANA VYELL.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, it's time I came.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Diana closed the door, glanced from one to the other, and laughed with a genial brutality.
but in spite of that
From this reading "Have you not finished yet?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you not finished yet?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear mamma, you seem to be getting your feathers pulled."
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