Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don, dear!" she cried. The boy's face lit up. Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his. "Do, do speak, Don dear, and beg father to forgive you," she cried. "Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."
Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Don Lavington is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading “Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The boy's face lit up.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “"Don, dear!" she cried.”
understanding with difficulty
From this reading “Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.”
provided with artificial light
From this reading “The boy's face lit up.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."”
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading “Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.”
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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 "Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."
plural of “advance” — a movement forward
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
later than; following
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
anew
From this reading "Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."
(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 Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Do, do speak, Don dear, and beg father to forgive you," she cried.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boy's face lit up.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Don, dear!" she cried.
dearly loved
From this reading "Don, dear!" she cried.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do, do speak, Don dear, and beg father to forgive you," she cried.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "Don, dear!" she cried.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The boy's face lit up.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Do, do speak, Don dear, and beg father to forgive you," she cried.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Do, do speak, Don dear, and beg father to forgive you," she cried.
understanding with difficulty
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."
provided with artificial light
From this reading The boy's face lit up.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
past form of “respond” — show a response or a reaction to something
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don, dear!" she cried.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
express in speech
From this reading "Do, do speak, Don dear, and beg father to forgive you," she cried.
express in words
From this reading "Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The boy's face lit up.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The boy's face lit up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
which person or people
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Tell him it was a mistake, and that you will never do so again."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Here was some one who would believe him after all, and he responded to her advances by grasping her hands tightly in his.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Do, do speak, Don dear, and beg father to forgive you," she cried.
Chapter 3 of The Adventures of Don Lavington by George Manville Fenn holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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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