Chapter 20 of Tenterhooks is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Tenterhooks is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her! The deceit of both of them hurt her immensely. But she pulled herself together. It was a case for action. She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
Chapter 20 of Tenterhooks is here in full — 73 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.”
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading “Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!”
a quarrel about petty points
From this reading “She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.”
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading “Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!”
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading “The deceit of both of them hurt her immensely.”
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading “The deceit of both of them hurt her immensely.”
plural of “journey” — the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading “Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!”
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading “She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.”
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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 It was a case for action.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading It was a case for action.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
any thing at all
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
past form of “behave” — behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!
a quarrel about petty points
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
the two together, not just one
From this reading The deceit of both of them hurt her immensely.
Australian physician and bacteriologist who described the bacterium that causes undulant fever or brucellosis (1855-1931)
From this reading Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she pulled herself together.
an occurrence of something
From this reading It was a case for action.
lack of respect accompanied by a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
The action or practice of deceiving someone by concealing or misrepresenting the truth.
From this reading The deceit of both of them hurt her immensely.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was a case for action.
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From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But she pulled herself together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!
be the source of pain
From this reading The deceit of both of them hurt her immensely.
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading The deceit of both of them hurt her immensely.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a case for action.
plural of “journey” — the act of traveling from one place to another
From this reading Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!
take somebody somewhere
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
common to or shared by two or more parties
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The deceit of both of them hurt her immensely.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading But she pulled herself together.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But she pulled herself together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The deceit of both of them hurt her immensely.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The deceit of both of them hurt her immensely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading But she pulled herself together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Journeys End So that was how Bruce behaved to her!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She felt a bitter, amused contempt, but she felt it half-urgent _not_ to do anything that would lead to a life of miserable bickering and mutual harm.
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