Chapter 8 of The adventuress is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The adventuress is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kennedy shrugged silently. We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait. “By George!” Craig exclaimed, suddenly, starting for the door. “Just the chance!
Chapter 8 of The adventuress is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.”
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading “We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.”
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading ““By George!””
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading “Kennedy shrugged silently.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Kennedy shrugged silently.”
without speaking
From this reading “Kennedy shrugged silently.”
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading “Craig exclaimed, suddenly, starting for the door.”
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading “We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.”
temporarily
In this reading “We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “By George!”
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading “Just the chance!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Craig exclaimed, suddenly, starting for the door.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Craig exclaimed, suddenly, starting for the door.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Craig exclaimed, suddenly, starting for the door.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading “By George!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
and nothing more
From this reading “Just the chance!
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading Kennedy shrugged silently.
a particular point in time
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Kennedy shrugged silently.
without speaking
From this reading Kennedy shrugged silently.
(especially of eyes) bulging or protruding as with fear
From this reading Craig exclaimed, suddenly, starting for the door.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Craig exclaimed, suddenly, starting for the door.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had finished dressing and for the moment there seemed to be nothing to do but wait.
Chapter 8 of The adventuress by Arthur B. (Arthur Benjamin) Reeve holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 417 sentences of The adventuress, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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