Chapter 32 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 32 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her! He's been meeting her in secret. My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now. Oh, to think he's been deceiving me!' 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
Chapter 32 of Love's Shadow is here in full — 187 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
From this reading “'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.”
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.”
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading “Oh, to think he's been deceiving me!'”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.”
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading “My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “He's been meeting her in secret.”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.”
an angry dispute
From this reading “The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!”
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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 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He's been meeting her in secret.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
-ing form of “deceive” — be false to; be dishonest with
From this reading Oh, to think he's been deceiving me!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
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From this reading He's been meeting her in secret.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He's been meeting her in secret.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
and nothing more
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading He's been meeting her in secret.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, to think he's been deceiving me!'
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
an angry dispute
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
precisely, exactly
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading He's been meeting her in secret.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
carry out
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
a special situation
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading My instinct was right, but I didn't think he would do that now.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Quarrel 'So that's why he wouldn't take me to see her!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'But you mustn't be in such a hurry to judge.' protested Anne; 'it may be just some accidental thing.
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