Chapter 5 of My Lady Caprice is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of My Lady Caprice is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?" "It lies beyond the River of Dreams," I answered. "Is it far away?" "I afraid it is, Dorothy." "Oh!--and hard to get to?"
Chapter 5 of My Lady Caprice is here in full — 195 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “"I afraid it is, Dorothy."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"”
someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"”
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading “"It lies beyond the River of Dreams," I answered.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “"Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"”
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading “"Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"”
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading “"It lies beyond the River of Dreams," I answered.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading "I afraid it is, Dorothy."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh!--and hard to get to?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "It lies beyond the River of Dreams," I answered.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Is it far away?"
on the far side of; further than
From this reading "It lies beyond the River of Dreams," I answered.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
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From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading "It lies beyond the River of Dreams," I answered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Is it far away?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh!--and hard to get to?"
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Oh!--and hard to get to?"
possessive form of “heart” — the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "It lies beyond the River of Dreams," I answered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It lies beyond the River of Dreams," I answered.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading "It lies beyond the River of Dreams," I answered.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh!--and hard to get to?"
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading "It lies beyond the River of Dreams," I answered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh!--and hard to get to?"
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
in or at the place that
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Uncle Dick," said Dorothy, looking up at me with her big grey eyes, "where is the Land of Heart's Delight?"
Chapter 5 of My Lady Caprice by Jeffery Farnol holds 195 sentences, grouped into 39 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 5 holds 195 sentences of My Lady Caprice, unabridged, divided into 39 reading sections.
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