Chapter 1 of Scandal is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 1 of Scandal is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AUTHOR OF SINS OF THE CHILDREN, ETC. Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is." ROBERT BROWNING. Fraser immediately became the object of Beatrix’ whole attention .
Chapter 1 of Scandal is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."”
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading “ROBERT BROWNING.”
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading “Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."”
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading “AUTHOR OF SINS OF THE CHILDREN, ETC.”
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading “Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."”
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading “Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."”
plural of “yield” — production of a certain amount
From this reading “Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."”
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In this reading “Fraser immediately became the object of Beatrix’ whole attention .”
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advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
(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 Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading Fraser immediately became the object of Beatrix’ whole attention .
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading AUTHOR OF SINS OF THE CHILDREN, ETC.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
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From this reading Fraser immediately became the object of Beatrix’ whole attention .
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Fraser immediately became the object of Beatrix’ whole attention .
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
United States inventor of firearms (especially automatic pistols and repeating rifles and a machine gun called the Peacemaker) (1855-1926)
From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading AUTHOR OF SINS OF THE CHILDREN, ETC.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AUTHOR OF SINS OF THE CHILDREN, ETC.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Fraser immediately became the object of Beatrix’ whole attention .
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
an old form of “has”
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Fraser immediately became the object of Beatrix’ whole attention .
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
and nothing more
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Fraser immediately became the object of Beatrix’ whole attention .
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AUTHOR OF SINS OF THE CHILDREN, ETC.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT BROWNING.
plural of “sin” — estrangement from god
From this reading AUTHOR OF SINS OF THE CHILDREN, ETC.
plural of “state” — the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AUTHOR OF SINS OF THE CHILDREN, ETC.
characterized by unity; being or joined into a single entity
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading Fraser immediately became the object of Beatrix’ whole attention .
in the company of; together with
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
misery resulting from affliction
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
plural of “yield” — production of a certain amount
From this reading Made in the United States of America "For life, with all it yields of joy and woe, And hope and fear (believe the aged friend), Is just our chance o’ the prize of learning love,— How love might be, hath been indeed, and is."
Chapter 1 of Scandal by Cosmo Hamilton holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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 1 holds 413 sentences of Scandal, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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