Chapter 11 of Sweet Violet is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Sweet Violet is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PRICE OF A TERRIBLE DEED. While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side. He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically: “Well, what is it? A big dry-goods bill for me to pay?”
Chapter 11 of Sweet Violet is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a deep yellow color
From this reading “While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.”
a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
From this reading “While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.”
a short vivid experience
From this reading “He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:”
highly enthusiastic
From this reading “He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:”
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading “While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.”
in a sarcastic manner
From this reading “He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:”
of surpassing excellence
From this reading “He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:”
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.
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In this reading “He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:”
In this reading “He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:”
In this reading “He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:”
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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 THE PRICE OF A TERRIBLE DEED.
a deep yellow color
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A big dry-goods bill for me to pay?”
a statute in draft before it becomes law
From this reading A big dry-goods bill for me to pay?”
a city in southwestern New Jersey on the Delaware River near Philadelphia
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading THE PRICE OF A TERRIBLE DEED.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A big dry-goods bill for me to pay?”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
a short vivid experience
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A big dry-goods bill for me to pay?”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
highly enthusiastic
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Well, what is it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Well, what is it?
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
a room where books are kept
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A big dry-goods bill for me to pay?”
plural of “newspaper” — a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PRICE OF A TERRIBLE DEED.
above and across; more than
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading A big dry-goods bill for me to pay?”
the property of having material worth (often indicated by the amount of money something would bring if sold)
From this reading THE PRICE OF A TERRIBLE DEED.
in a sarcastic manner
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading THE PRICE OF A TERRIBLE DEED.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PRICE OF A TERRIBLE DEED.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
(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, what is it?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Well, what is it?
during the time that
From this reading While Judge Camden dawdled over the newspapers in his elegant library that evening, Amber came in and drew a chair to his side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading He glanced around at the superb young beauty, with her glowing cheeks and flashing eyes, and inquired, sarcastically:
Chapter 11 of Sweet Violet by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 11 holds 108 sentences of Sweet Violet, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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