Chapter 21 of My Lady's Money is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of My Lady's Money is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HARDYMAN went on to the cottage. He found Isabel in some agitation. And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie! “Has Lady Lydiard gone?” Isabel asked eagerly.
Chapter 21 of My Lady's Money is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “He found Isabel in some agitation.”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “HARDYMAN went on to the cottage.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “Isabel asked eagerly.”
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading “And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!”
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!”
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading “And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!”
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading “And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!”
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading “And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!”
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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 And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading He found Isabel in some agitation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Isabel asked eagerly.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
a small house with a single story
From this reading HARDYMAN went on to the cottage.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading Isabel asked eagerly.
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
the organ of sight
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
set up or found
From this reading He found Isabel in some agitation.
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Has Lady Lydiard gone?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARDYMAN went on to the cottage.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has Lady Lydiard gone?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He found Isabel in some agitation.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He found Isabel in some agitation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He found Isabel in some agitation.
drive or propel with the foot
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Has Lady Lydiard gone?”
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Has Lady Lydiard gone?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading HARDYMAN went on to the cottage.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He found Isabel in some agitation.
the posterior part of the body of a vertebrate especially when elongated and extending beyond the trunk or main part of the body
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HARDYMAN went on to the cottage.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HARDYMAN went on to the cottage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
inflected form of “wag” — move from side to side
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading HARDYMAN went on to the cottage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And there, by her side, with his tail wagging slowly, and his eye on Hardyman in expectation of a possible kick--there was the lost Tommie!
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