Chapter 28 of Roden's Corner is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Roden's Corner is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A LESSON. “Whom the gods mean to destroy, they blind.” Mrs. Vansittart had passed the age of blind love. She had not the incentive of a healthy competition. She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
Chapter 28 of Roden's Corner is here in full — 142 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading “She had not the incentive of a healthy competition.”
contemptuous laughter
From this reading “She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.”
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading ““Whom the gods mean to destroy, they blind.””
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading “She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.”
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading “She had not the incentive of a healthy competition.”
a positive motivational influence
From this reading “She had not the incentive of a healthy competition.”
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading “She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.”
plural of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading “She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.”
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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 A LESSON.
how long something has existed
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart had passed the age of blind love.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Whom the gods mean to destroy, they blind.”
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
From this reading She had not the incentive of a healthy competition.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
contemptuous laughter
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading “Whom the gods mean to destroy, they blind.”
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
plural of “draw” — a gully that is shallower than a ravine
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Whom the gods mean to destroy, they blind.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart had passed the age of blind love.
having or indicating good health in body or mind; free from infirmity or disease
From this reading She had not the incentive of a healthy competition.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
a positive motivational influence
From this reading She had not the incentive of a healthy competition.
a unit of instruction
From this reading A LESSON.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart had passed the age of blind love.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Whom the gods mean to destroy, they blind.”
being roughly between 45 and 65 years old
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart had passed the age of blind love.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not the incentive of a healthy competition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart had passed the age of blind love.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Mrs. Vansittart had passed the age of blind love.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had not the incentive of a healthy competition.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Whom the gods mean to destroy, they blind.”
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Whom the gods mean to destroy, they blind.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Whom the gods mean to destroy, they blind.”
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
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From this reading Mrs. Vansittart had passed the age of blind love.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Whom the gods mean to destroy, they blind.”
plural of “widow” — a woman whose husband is dead especially one who has not remarried
From this reading She had not that more dangerous incentive of middle-aged vanity, which draws the finger of derision so often in the direction of widows.
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