Chapter 8 of Odeyne's marriage is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Odeyne's marriage is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_AN ADVENTUROUS DRIVE._ "Oh, Tom, do look! What carriage is that coming up the drive? I don't know it." Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out. But it looks like Mrs. St. Claire driving.
Chapter 8 of Odeyne's marriage is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading “_AN ADVENTUROUS DRIVE._ "Oh, Tom, do look!”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.”
past form of “crane” — stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading “Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “But it looks like Mrs. St. Claire driving.”
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading “Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.”
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading “Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.”
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In this reading “Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.”
In this reading “Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.”
In this reading “Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.”
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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 Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
willing to undertake or seeking out new and daring enterprises
From this reading _AN ADVENTUROUS DRIVE._ "Oh, Tom, do look!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading _AN ADVENTUROUS DRIVE._ "Oh, Tom, do look!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it looks like Mrs. St. Claire driving.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading What carriage is that coming up the drive?
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From this reading But it looks like Mrs. St. Claire driving.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading What carriage is that coming up the drive?
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
past form of “crane” — stretch (the neck) so as to see better
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _AN ADVENTUROUS DRIVE._ "Oh, Tom, do look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't know it."
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading _AN ADVENTUROUS DRIVE._ "Oh, Tom, do look!
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading But it looks like Mrs. St. Claire driving.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't know it."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What carriage is that coming up the drive?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I don't know it."
a terrorist organization founded in 2000; a militant Islamic group active in Kashmir and closely aligned with al-Rashid Trust; seeks to secure release of imprisoned fellow militants by kidnappings
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I don't know it."
the literary culture
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But it looks like Mrs. St. Claire driving.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading _AN ADVENTUROUS DRIVE._ "Oh, Tom, do look!
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading But it looks like Mrs. St. Claire driving.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But it looks like Mrs. St. Claire driving.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading _AN ADVENTUROUS DRIVE._ "Oh, Tom, do look!
above and across; more than
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
a person who is of equal standing with another in a group
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But it looks like Mrs. St. Claire driving.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading What carriage is that coming up the drive?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What carriage is that coming up the drive?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
male cat
From this reading _AN ADVENTUROUS DRIVE._ "Oh, Tom, do look!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading What carriage is that coming up the drive?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What carriage is that coming up the drive?
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
which person or people
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Jem craned up from her couch to peer through the window, whilst Tom, who was writing letters at the table, gave a good look and replied over his shoulder-- "I don't know the turn-out.
Chapter 8 of Odeyne's marriage by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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.
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