Chapter 21 of Macleod of Dare is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Macleod of Dare is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ENTHUSIASMS. She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down. There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left. The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair. It was a bold step she had taken, without counsel of any one.
Chapter 21 of Macleod of Dare is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fearless and daring
From this reading “It was a bold step she had taken, without counsel of any one.”
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading “It was a bold step she had taken, without counsel of any one.”
plural of “enthusiasm” — a feeling of excitement
From this reading “ENTHUSIASMS.”
physically weak
From this reading “The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.”
shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading “The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.”
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading “The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.”
the rays of the sun
From this reading “The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.”
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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 The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
Having no one else present.
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It was a bold step she had taken, without counsel of any one.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
fearless and daring
From this reading It was a bold step she had taken, without counsel of any one.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading It was a bold step she had taken, without counsel of any one.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
plural of “enthusiasm” — a feeling of excitement
From this reading ENTHUSIASMS.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
physically weak
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
coins made of gold
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
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From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It was a bold step she had taken, without counsel of any one.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
shine with a weak or fitful light
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading It was a bold step she had taken, without counsel of any one.
past form of “stream” — to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
the rays of the sun
From this reading The frail November sunshine streamed into the room and put a shimmer of gold on the soft brown of her hair.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It was a bold step she had taken, without counsel of any one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was seated alone, her arms on the table, her head bent down.
at the time that
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
a Caucasian
From this reading There was no red rose now in the white morning-dress, for she had given it to him when he left.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was a bold step she had taken, without counsel of any one.
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