Chapter 10 of Proper pride : A novel. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Proper pride : A novel. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEOFFREY MANŒUVRES. An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice. Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl. “What, at this time of night?” “She went nearly an hour ago.
Chapter 10 of Proper pride : A novel. Volume 2 (of 3) is here in full — 56 sentences across 12 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading “An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.”
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading “An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.”
apart from; not including
From this reading “An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.”
a room where books are kept
From this reading “An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.”
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading “Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.”
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading “Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.”
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In this reading “Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.”
In this reading “Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.”
In this reading “An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.”
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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 Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
in the past
From this reading “She went nearly an hour ago.
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From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
past form of “assemble” — create by putting components or members together
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “What, at this time of night?”
apart from; not including
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
set up or found
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
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From this reading GEOFFREY MANŒUVRES.
a young female
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
a room where books are kept
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEOFFREY MANŒUVRES.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “She went nearly an hour ago.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “What, at this time of night?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “What, at this time of night?”
an organization to gain political power
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
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From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
express in words
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What, at this time of night?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “What, at this time of night?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
past form of “volunteer” — tell voluntarily
From this reading Seeing him look round the room, Helen volunteered to tell him that she had gone to see a sick girl.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “She went nearly an hour ago.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What, at this time of night?”
in or at the place that
From this reading An hour later Reginald made his appearance in the library, where he found all the party assembled except Alice.
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