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Chapter 20 of The American Senator is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LORD RUFFORD WANTS TO SEE A HORSE. Lord Rufford had been quite right about the Duchess. Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her. "Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess. "I am tired, aunt;--very tired.
Chapter 20 of The American Senator is here in full — 348 sentences across 70 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “"I am tired, aunt;--very tired.”
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading “Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “Lord Rufford had been quite right about the Duchess.”
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading “Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.”
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “LORD RUFFORD WANTS TO SEE A HORSE.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess.”
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading “LORD RUFFORD WANTS TO SEE A HORSE.”
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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 LORD RUFFORD WANTS TO SEE A HORSE.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Lord Rufford had been quite right about the Duchess.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am tired, aunt;--very tired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "I am tired, aunt;--very tired.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Lord Rufford had been quite right about the Duchess.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess.
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading Lord Rufford had been quite right about the Duchess.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Rufford had been quite right about the Duchess.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading LORD RUFFORD WANTS TO SEE A HORSE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am tired, aunt;--very tired.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading LORD RUFFORD WANTS TO SEE A HORSE.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
and nothing more
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Lord Rufford had been quite right about the Duchess.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Lord Rufford had been quite right about the Duchess.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LORD RUFFORD WANTS TO SEE A HORSE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading LORD RUFFORD WANTS TO SEE A HORSE.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Rufford had been quite right about the Duchess.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LORD RUFFORD WANTS TO SEE A HORSE.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I am tired, aunt;--very tired.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading LORD RUFFORD WANTS TO SEE A HORSE.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess.
at the time that
From this reading Arabella had only taken off her hat and was drinking her tea when the Duchess came up to her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Lord Rufford says that you were too tired to come in," said the Duchess.
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