Chapter 7 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be. Mivanway forgot to be afraid of it. "We were both to blame," answered Mivanway. But this time there was less submission in her tones. "But I was the most at fault.
Chapter 7 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Mivanway forgot to be afraid of it.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “"We were both to blame," answered Mivanway.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"But I was the most at fault.”
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Mivanway forgot to be afraid of it.”
befitting a man of good breeding
From this reading “A most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be.”
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading “A most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be.”
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading “But this time there was less submission in her tones.”
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading “But this time there was less submission in her tones.”
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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 most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading Mivanway forgot to be afraid of it.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "We were both to blame," answered Mivanway.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But I was the most at fault.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading "We were both to blame," answered Mivanway.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "We were both to blame," answered Mivanway.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But this time there was less submission in her tones.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "But I was the most at fault.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Mivanway forgot to be afraid of it.
befitting a man of good breeding
From this reading A most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But this time there was less submission in her tones.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I was the most at fault.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But this time there was less submission in her tones.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading But this time there was less submission in her tones.
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From this reading Mivanway forgot to be afraid of it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading A most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mivanway forgot to be afraid of it.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading A most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading A most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be.
something (manuscripts or architectural plans and models or estimates or works of art of all genres etc.) submitted for the judgment of others (as in a competition)
From this reading But this time there was less submission in her tones.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "But I was the most at fault.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But this time there was less submission in her tones.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But this time there was less submission in her tones.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading But this time there was less submission in her tones.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A most gentlemanly spirit it seemed to be.
plural of “tone” — the quality of a person's voice
From this reading But this time there was less submission in her tones.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But this time there was less submission in her tones.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We were both to blame," answered Mivanway.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "We were both to blame," answered Mivanway.
Chapter 7 of Sketches in Lavender, Blue and Green by Jerome K. (Jerome Klapka) Jerome holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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