Chapter 18 of Love Works Wonders: A Novel is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Love Works Wonders: A Novel is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CAPTAIN LANGTON DESPERATE. A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court. Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself. "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said. I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
Chapter 18 of Love Works Wonders: A Novel is here in full — 104 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “CAPTAIN LANGTON DESPERATE.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself.”
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading “"I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.”
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading “"I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.”
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself.”
an amount of time
From this reading “A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.”
something that is a source of danger
From this reading “I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."”
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In this reading “A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.”
In this reading “A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.”
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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 short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.
(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 I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
make calm or still
From this reading A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading CAPTAIN LANGTON DESPERATE.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading CAPTAIN LANGTON DESPERATE.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.
United States architect who formed and important architectural firm with John Merven Carrere (1860-1929)
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
quickly aroused to anger
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CAPTAIN LANGTON DESPERATE.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
and nothing more
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself.
an amount of time
From this reading A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.
term of address for a man
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
something that is a source of danger
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Miss Darrell's passion seemed to have exhausted itself.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading A short period of calm fell upon Darrell Court.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am beginning to think it was merely a threat--the Darrells are all hot-tempered."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will never believe," she said one day to Miss Hastings, "that Sir Oswald meant what he said.
Chapter 18 of Love Works Wonders: A Novel by Charlotte M. Brame holds 104 sentences, grouped into 21 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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