Chapter 11 of Miss Cayley's Adventures is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Miss Cayley's Adventures is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I could not repress a smile. I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family. I was fatal to Ashursts. Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me. 'You flatter me,' I answered, coldly.
Chapter 11 of Miss Cayley's Adventures is here in full — 430 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading “I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.”
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading “'You flatter me,' I answered, coldly.”
bringing death
From this reading “I was fatal to Ashursts.”
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading “'You flatter me,' I answered, coldly.”
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading “Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.”
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading “I could not repress a smile.”
past form of “succumb” — consent reluctantly
From this reading “Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.”
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading “Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 I could not repress a smile.
(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 Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'You flatter me,' I answered, coldly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was fatal to Ashursts.
the force by which one object attracts another
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
exhale hard
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
lacking warmth of feeling; in a cold, unemotional manner
From this reading 'You flatter me,' I answered, coldly.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could not repress a smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
a social unit living together
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
bringing death
From this reading I was fatal to Ashursts.
praise somewhat dishonestly
From this reading 'You flatter me,' I answered, coldly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I could not repress a smile.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
of an obscure nature
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I could not repress a smile.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
put down by force or intimidation
From this reading I could not repress a smile.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading I could not repress a smile.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
past form of “succumb” — consent reluctantly
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was fatal to Ashursts.
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I didn't know how it was, but I could see I possessed some mysterious attraction for the Ashurst family.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Lady Georgina, Harold Tillington, the Honourable Marmaduke, Lord Southminster--different types as they were, all succumbed without one blow to me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'You flatter me,' I answered, coldly.
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