Chapter 3 of Love in a Cloud: A Comedy in Filigree is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Love in a Cloud: A Comedy in Filigree is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm. "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?" "Of course not," Jack responded instantly. "Not if they are the sort of letters you said. Letty Harbinger is as square as a brick."
Chapter 3 of Love in a Cloud: A Comedy in Filigree is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “Letty Harbinger is as square as a brick."”
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
From this reading “"Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “"Of course not," Jack responded instantly.”
the literary culture
From this reading “"Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “"Of course not," Jack responded instantly.”
make square
From this reading “Letty Harbinger is as square as a brick."”
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading “"Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"”
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as might be expected
In this reading “"Of course not," Jack responded instantly.”
In this reading “As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.”
In this reading “As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.”
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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 Letty Harbinger is as square as a brick."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Not if they are the sort of letters you said.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading Letty Harbinger is as square as a brick."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course not," Jack responded instantly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Not if they are the sort of letters you said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "Of course not," Jack responded instantly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Letty Harbinger is as square as a brick."
a small worthless amount
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
the literary culture
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Letty Harbinger is as square as a brick."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Of course not," Jack responded instantly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course not," Jack responded instantly.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading "Of course not," Jack responded instantly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading "Not if they are the sort of letters you said.
make square
From this reading Letty Harbinger is as square as a brick."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not if they are the sort of letters you said.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading As Neligage took his hat in the hall Fairfield caught him by the arm.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Jack," he said under his breath, "do you believe Mrs. Harbinger wrote me those letters?"
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