Chapter 3 of My Lords of Strogue, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of My Lords of Strogue, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SHANE'S LITTLE PARTY. When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more. _Amantium, irae!_ This was worse and worse. Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose? It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.
Chapter 3 of My Lords of Strogue, Vol. 3 (of 3) is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
From this reading “Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose?”
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading “When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.”
a young unmarried woman
From this reading “Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose?”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.”
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading “It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.”
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading “When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.”
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.
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get rid of
In this reading “It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.”
In this reading “SHANE'S LITTLE PARTY.”
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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 When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Amantium, irae!_ This was worse and worse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
a crude uncouth ill-bred person lacking culture or refinement
From this reading Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose?
calm and unruffled self-assurance
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
a young unmarried woman
From this reading Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose?
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Amantium, irae!_ This was worse and worse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
From this reading It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading SHANE'S LITTLE PARTY.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose?
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading SHANE'S LITTLE PARTY.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SHANE'S LITTLE PARTY.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
carry out
From this reading Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Amantium, irae!_ This was worse and worse.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It occurred to her that it was time to shake off her lethargy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Was this boor to take the damsel from under Shane's nose?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Amantium, irae!_ This was worse and worse.
at the time that
From this reading When she observed a marked coolness 'twixt Doreen and the guest, my lady frowned more and more.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading _Amantium, irae!_ This was worse and worse.
Chapter 3 of My Lords of Strogue, Vol. 3 (of 3) by Lewis Wingfield holds 363 sentences, grouped into 73 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 3 holds 363 sentences of My Lords of Strogue, Vol. 3 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 73 reading sections.
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