Chapter 6 of Lady Maude's Mania is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Lady Maude's Mania is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, very handsome," sighed Maude, thoughtfully. "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love." "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there. I too, I confess to it all. Yais."
Chapter 6 of Lady Maude's Mania is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feeling or showing anger
From this reading “"Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."”
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading “I too, I confess to it all.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “"Yes, very handsome," sighed Maude, thoughtfully.”
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading “"_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.”
negation of a word or group of words
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"Yes, very handsome," sighed Maude, thoughtfully.”
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading “"Yes, very handsome," sighed Maude, thoughtfully.”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “"_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.”
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In this reading “"Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."”
marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness
In this reading “"Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."”
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From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I too, I confess to it all.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
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From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I too, I confess to it all.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
a young female
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading "Yes, very handsome," sighed Maude, thoughtfully.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
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From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
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From this reading "Yes, very handsome," sighed Maude, thoughtfully.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
negation of a word or group of words
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Yes, very handsome," sighed Maude, thoughtfully.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
in a thoughtful manner
From this reading "Yes, very handsome," sighed Maude, thoughtfully.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I too, I confess to it all.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Yes, very handsome," sighed Maude, thoughtfully.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading "_Ma foi, non_, miladi, it is our nature to have our weakness there.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Ah, Justine, I cannot be angry with the poor girl for being in love."
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From this reading Yais."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, very handsome," sighed Maude, thoughtfully.
Chapter 6 of Lady Maude's Mania by George Manville Fenn holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
Chapter 6 holds 398 sentences of Lady Maude's Mania, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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