Chapter 10 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Adr._ O God! _Orl._ We release Vasil Vetrova. [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you? _Soph._ To-night, at the ball. Orl.
Chapter 10 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “_Soph._ To-night, at the ball.”
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “_Adr._ O God!”
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading “[_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “[_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “[_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?”
release, as from one's grip
From this reading “_Orl._ We release Vasil Vetrova.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “[_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?”
the quality of a person's voice
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In this reading “[_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?”
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From this reading _Adr._ O God!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _Soph._ To-night, at the ball.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading _Soph._ To-night, at the ball.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading _Adr._ O God!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading _Adr._ O God!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Orl._ We release Vasil Vetrova.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?
release, as from one's grip
From this reading _Orl._ We release Vasil Vetrova.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?
a second-year undergraduate
From this reading _Soph._ To-night, at the ball.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Soph._ To-night, at the ball.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Soph._ To-night, at the ball.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Orl._ We release Vasil Vetrova.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Orl._ We release Vasil Vetrova.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Orl._ We release Vasil Vetrova.
at the time that
From this reading [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading [_To princess, in low tone_] When may I see you?
Chapter 10 of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas by Olive Tilford Dargan holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 10 holds 428 sentences of Lords and Lovers, and Other Dramas, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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