Chapter 5 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis. "He showed brains, and he had luck." "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake. "He'll get his step up, I suppose. Anything else?"
Chapter 5 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tolerating without protest
From this reading “"A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.”
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “"He showed brains, and he had luck."”
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading “"A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.”
special importance or significance
From this reading “"Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis.”
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading “"He showed brains, and he had luck."”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading “"A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.”
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"He showed brains, and he had luck."”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “"He'll get his step up, I suppose.”
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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 "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
tolerating without protest
From this reading "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "He showed brains, and he had luck."
any thing at all
From this reading Anything else?"
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "He showed brains, and he had luck."
a block of solid substance (such as soap or wax)
From this reading "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Anything else?"
special importance or significance
From this reading "Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading "Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "He'll get his step up, I suppose.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He showed brains, and he had luck."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He showed brains, and he had luck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He'll get his step up, I suppose.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He'll get his step up, I suppose.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading "He showed brains, and he had luck."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "He showed brains, and he had luck."
term of address for a man
From this reading "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading "He'll get his step up, I suppose.
express a supposition
From this reading "He'll get his step up, I suppose.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "He'll get his step up, I suppose.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "A great deal of luck, I hear," said Sir Wilfrid, accepting a piece of cake.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Oh, very much so," said General M'Gill, with emphasis.
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