Chapter 25 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Confidences 'I know who you are. You're the pretty lady. Mother won't be long. Shall I get you my bear?' Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
Chapter 25 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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have
From this reading “Shall I get you my bear?'”
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading “Confidences 'I know who you are.”
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading “Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.”
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading “Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “You're the pretty lady.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mother won't be long.”
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “You're the pretty lady.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.”
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 to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Confidences 'I know who you are.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mother won't be long.
have
From this reading Shall I get you my bear?'
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
plural of “confidence” — freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading Confidences 'I know who you are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Shall I get you my bear?'
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Confidences 'I know who you are.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Confidences 'I know who you are.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading You're the pretty lady.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
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 Mother won't be long.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother won't be long.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Shall I get you my bear?'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading You're the pretty lady.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Shall I get you my bear?'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You're the pretty lady.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hyacinth had come to see Edith, and was waiting for her in the little drawing-room of the flat.
which person or people
From this reading Confidences 'I know who you are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mother won't be long.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Confidences 'I know who you are.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You're the pretty lady.
Chapter 25 of Love's Shadow by Ada Leverson holds 132 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 25 holds 132 sentences of Love's Shadow, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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