Chapter 8 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"We meant no harm," she said, coldly. "It all came about very simply. A few people came in to inquire after you. I regret they should have stayed talking so long." Lady Henry smiled in contempt.
Chapter 8 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “"We meant no harm," she said, coldly.”
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading “Lady Henry smiled in contempt.”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “"We meant no harm," she said, coldly.”
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading “Lady Henry smiled in contempt.”
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “A few people came in to inquire after you.”
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading “I regret they should have stayed talking so long."”
and nothing more
From this reading “"It all came about very simply.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “I regret they should have stayed talking so long."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 few people came in to inquire after you.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It all came about very simply.
later than; following
From this reading A few people came in to inquire after you.
(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 "It all came about very simply.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "It all came about very simply.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading "We meant no harm," she said, coldly.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Lady Henry smiled in contempt.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few people came in to inquire after you.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading "We meant no harm," she said, coldly.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I regret they should have stayed talking so long."
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Lady Henry smiled in contempt.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I regret they should have stayed talking so long."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few people came in to inquire after you.
address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading A few people came in to inquire after you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It all came about very simply.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Henry smiled in contempt.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I regret they should have stayed talking so long."
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "We meant no harm," she said, coldly.
not any; not one
From this reading "We meant no harm," she said, coldly.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading A few people came in to inquire after you.
feel remorse for; feel sorry for; be contrite about
From this reading I regret they should have stayed talking so long."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We meant no harm," she said, coldly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "We meant no harm," she said, coldly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I regret they should have stayed talking so long."
and nothing more
From this reading "It all came about very simply.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Lady Henry smiled in contempt.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I regret they should have stayed talking so long."
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I regret they should have stayed talking so long."
an exchange of ideas via conversation
From this reading I regret they should have stayed talking so long."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I regret they should have stayed talking so long."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A few people came in to inquire after you.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It all came about very simply.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We meant no harm," she said, coldly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A few people came in to inquire after you.
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