Chapter 4 of Lady Maude's Mania is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Lady Maude's Mania is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you mean, sir?" said her ladyship. "Why this," said Tom, savagely. "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you." "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom." "Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.
Chapter 4 of Lady Maude's Mania is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading “"There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."”
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading “"Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.”
in a haughty manner
From this reading “"Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.”
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading “"Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “"If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."”
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading “"If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."”
in a vicious manner
From this reading “"Why this," said Tom, savagely.”
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Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.”
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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 "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."
for the reason that
From this reading "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
giving offense to moral sensibilities and injurious to reputation
From this reading "Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you mean, sir?" said her ladyship.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."
in a haughty manner
From this reading "Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "What do you mean, sir?" said her ladyship.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading "What do you mean, sir?" said her ladyship.
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading "Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
a title used to address any British peer except a duke and extended to a bishop or a judge
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What do you mean, sir?" said her ladyship.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
and nothing more
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What do you mean, sir?" said her ladyship.
in a vicious manner
From this reading "Why this," said Tom, savagely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."
term of address for a man
From this reading "What do you mean, sir?" said her ladyship.
a male human offspring
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
come to a halt, stop moving
From this reading "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, don't faint; because if you do I shan't stop and attend you."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Why this," said Tom, savagely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "If I only dared to face her like my son Tom," said his lordship to himself; "damme, he's as brave as a little lion, my son Tom."
male cat
From this reading "Why this," said Tom, savagely.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you mean, sir?" said her ladyship.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why this," said Tom, savagely.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you mean, sir?" said her ladyship.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Sir, your language is most disgraceful," said her ladyship, haughtily.
Chapter 4 of Lady Maude's Mania by George Manville Fenn holds 406 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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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