Chapter 3 of Saved from herself is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Saved from herself is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“A PENNILESS ADVENTURESS.” Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence. He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands. But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke. “You knew I should have to marry some day.
Chapter 3 of Saved from herself is here in full — 89 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the trait of extreme cruelty
From this reading “But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke.”
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading “He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.”
not accessible to view
From this reading “He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.”
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading “He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.”
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading ““A PENNILESS ADVENTURESS.””
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading “But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.”
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.
In this reading “He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.”
at or in the front
In this reading “Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.”
In this reading “Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.”
In this reading ““You knew I should have to marry some day.”
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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 PENNILESS ADVENTURESS.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
a woman adventurer
From this reading “A PENNILESS ADVENTURESS.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
lacking funds
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
the trait of extreme cruelty
From this reading But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “You knew I should have to marry some day.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You knew I should have to marry some day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
not accessible to view
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “You knew I should have to marry some day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “You knew I should have to marry some day.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
take in marriage
From this reading “You knew I should have to marry some day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
not having enough money to pay for necessities
From this reading “A PENNILESS ADVENTURESS.”
on the contrary
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “You knew I should have to marry some day.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading “You knew I should have to marry some day.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading But his voice was rough to brutality as he spoke.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Lord Abbotsford stood in front of the fire and broke what had been a long silence.
which person or people
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
a late time of life
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You knew I should have to marry some day.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading He was tall and rather good-looking; years younger than the woman who sat opposite him, her haggard face hidden in her hands.
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