Chapter 30 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 30 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!' 'Indeed! What's the matter? What has happened?' Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
Chapter 30 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 84 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading “Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “What has happened?'”
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading “Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “What's the matter?”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.”
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anew
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading What has happened?'
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What has happened?'
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading 'Indeed!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading What's the matter?
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
on the contrary
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What's the matter?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jane's Sister 'I have made up my mind, Charles, never to go and see Hyacinth again!'
in a weary manner
From this reading Sir Charles looked up rather wearily from his book and took off his gold-rimmed spectacles.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What has happened?'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What's the matter?
Chapter 30 of Love's Shadow by Ada Leverson holds 84 sentences, grouped into 17 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 30 holds 84 sentences of Love's Shadow, unabridged, divided into 17 reading sections.
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