Chapter 29 of Regiment of Women is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of Regiment of Women is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness. "Well?" he said politely. "I was thinking----" she said lamely. "Obviously." "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
Chapter 29 of Regiment of Women is here in full — 312 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/62 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.”
in a weak and unconvincing manner
From this reading “"I was thinking----" she said lamely.”
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.”
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading “"Obviously."”
in a polite manner
From this reading “"Well?" he said politely.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “"That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."”
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading “Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “"I was thinking----" she said lamely.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
move the upper body backwards and down
In this reading “Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.”
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(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 "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
divisible by two
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well?" he said politely.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was thinking----" she said lamely.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
the quality of being intent and concentrated
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
in a weak and unconvincing manner
From this reading "I was thinking----" she said lamely.
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading "Obviously."
in a polite manner
From this reading "Well?" he said politely.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
on the contrary
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
past form of “regard” — deem to be
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well?" he said politely.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I was thinking----" she said lamely.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
express in words
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "I was thinking----" she said lamely.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was thinking----" she said lamely.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well?" he said politely.
at the time that
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alwynne leant back in her chair and regarded Roger with some intentness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That it was rather queer--that I should tell you all this, when I couldn't even tell Elsbeth."
Chapter 29 of Regiment of Women by Clemence Dane holds 312 sentences, grouped into 63 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 29 holds 312 sentences of Regiment of Women, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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