Chapter 10 of Moth and Rust is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Moth and Rust is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent." --WILLIAM WATSON. It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there. It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner. Yet so it was.
Chapter 10 of Moth and Rust is here in full — 260 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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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 “It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.”
to double the degree
From this reading “It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.”
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading “"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."”
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading “"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."”
an old word for “yours”
From this reading “"Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."”
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading “--WILLIAM WATSON.”
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In this reading “It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.”
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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 It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
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 It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.
to double the degree
From this reading It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yet so it was.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
carry out
From this reading It was doubly hard that he should have to take her in to dinner.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
in or at that place or location
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
an old word for “yours”
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
United States telephone engineer who assisted Alexander Graham Bell in his experiments (1854-1934)
From this reading --WILLIAM WATSON.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Thine were the weak, slight hands That might have taken this strong soul, and bent Its stubborn substance to thy soft intent."
at the time that
From this reading It was hard on Stephen that when he walked into a certain drawing-room the following evening he should find Anne there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --WILLIAM WATSON.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet so it was.
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