Chapter 15 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well, that was bound to come. Will it do her good or harm?" "Harm, for the present. A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in. But, anyway, this flirtation is a mistake."
Chapter 15 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading “But, anyway, this flirtation is a mistake."”
confined by bonds
From this reading “"Well, that was bound to come.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.”
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading “But, anyway, this flirtation is a mistake."”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “Will it do her good or harm?"”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “But, anyway, this flirtation is a mistake."”
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “"Harm, for the present.”
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading But, anyway, this flirtation is a mistake."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
confined by bonds
From this reading "Well, that was bound to come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, anyway, this flirtation is a mistake."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, that was bound to come.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Will it do her good or harm?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
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 are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
From this reading But, anyway, this flirtation is a mistake."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Harm, for the present.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Will it do her good or harm?"
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading Will it do her good or harm?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Will it do her good or harm?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, anyway, this flirtation is a mistake."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Will it do her good or harm?"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading But, anyway, this flirtation is a mistake."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Will it do her good or harm?"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Harm, for the present.
exaggeratedly proper
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, that was bound to come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Harm, for the present.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A few people are straitlaced, and a good many feel they have been taken in.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But, anyway, this flirtation is a mistake."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well, that was bound to come.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, that was bound to come.
(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, that was bound to come.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Will it do her good or harm?"
Chapter 15 of Lady Rose's Daughter by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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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