Chapter 7 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 7 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Wouldn't you like to know when I'm going home?" Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation. "No," said Miss Van Arsdale quietly. "Ah? Well, I would.
Chapter 7 of Success: A Novel is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading “Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.”
absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.”
a woman host
From this reading “Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.”
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading “Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.”
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading “Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.”
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading “Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.”
with low volume
From this reading “"No," said Miss Van Arsdale quietly.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “"No," said Miss Van Arsdale quietly.”
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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 Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
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From this reading "Ah?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
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From this reading "No," said Miss Van Arsdale quietly.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
the act of departing
From this reading "Wouldn't you like to know when I'm going home?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Wouldn't you like to know when I'm going home?"
a woman host
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I would.
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From this reading "Wouldn't you like to know when I'm going home?"
(Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Wouldn't you like to know when I'm going home?"
plural of “lash” — any of the short curved hairs that grow from the edges of the eyelids
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Wouldn't you like to know when I'm going home?"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
reckless or malicious behavior that causes discomfort or annoyance in others
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "No," said Miss Van Arsdale quietly.
(chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
not any; not one
From this reading "No," said Miss Van Arsdale quietly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
with low volume
From this reading "No," said Miss Van Arsdale quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," said Miss Van Arsdale quietly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Wouldn't you like to know when I'm going home?"
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading "No," said Miss Van Arsdale quietly.
(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, I would.
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From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
at the time that
From this reading "Wouldn't you like to know when I'm going home?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading Io Welland looked up from beneath her dark lashes at her hostess with a mixture of mischief and deprecation.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Well, I would.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Wouldn't you like to know when I'm going home?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wouldn't you like to know when I'm going home?"
Chapter 7 of Success: A Novel by Samuel Hopkins Adams holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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.
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