Chapter 13 of Laurel Vane is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 13 of Laurel Vane is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room. The young count brightened visibly at her appearance. Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew. "You look as cold and white as the moonlight," she said. Laurel made her some careless answer and sat down.
Chapter 13 of Laurel Vane is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading “The young count brightened visibly at her appearance.”
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “Laurel made her some careless answer and sat down.”
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading “Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.”
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading “Laurel made her some careless answer and sat down.”
the light of the Moon
From this reading “"You look as cold and white as the moonlight," she said.”
in a visible manner
From this reading “The young count brightened visibly at her appearance.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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belong to an earlier time
In this reading “After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.”
In this reading “Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.”
In this reading “Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.”
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 After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
later than; following
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
react verbally
From this reading Laurel made her some careless answer and sat down.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading The young count brightened visibly at her appearance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You look as cold and white as the moonlight," she said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The young count brightened visibly at her appearance.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
past form of “brighten” — make more cheerful through the use of color
From this reading The young count brightened visibly at her appearance.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading Laurel made her some careless answer and sat down.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "You look as cold and white as the moonlight," she said.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading The young count brightened visibly at her appearance.
water that has condensed on a cool surface overnight from water vapor in the air
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Laurel made her some careless answer and sat down.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young count brightened visibly at her appearance.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading Laurel made her some careless answer and sat down.
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
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 Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You look as cold and white as the moonlight," she said.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Laurel made her some careless answer and sat down.
the light of the Moon
From this reading "You look as cold and white as the moonlight," she said.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You look as cold and white as the moonlight," she said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Laurel made her some careless answer and sat down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Laurel made her some careless answer and sat down.
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Mrs. Le Roy told her that she had stayed out too long in the night air and dew.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
in a visible manner
From this reading The young count brightened visibly at her appearance.
in a weary manner
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading After a little she dragged herself up wearily, and went back to the drawing-room.
a Caucasian
From this reading "You look as cold and white as the moonlight," she said.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You look as cold and white as the moonlight," she said.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young count brightened visibly at her appearance.
Chapter 13 of Laurel Vane by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 13 holds 133 sentences of Laurel Vane, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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