Chapter 3 of The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories is here in full — 549 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories is here in full — 549 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I got up and walked about the room. It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently. But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one? A piece of music was lying on the dressing-table. I took it up and looked at it casually.
Chapter 3 of The Beckoning Hand, and Other Stories is here in full — 549 sentences across 110 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I got up and walked about the room.”
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?”
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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 But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I got up and walked about the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I got up and walked about the room.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I took it up and looked at it casually.
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From this reading But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?
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From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?
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From this reading I took it up and looked at it casually.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?
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From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A piece of music was lying on the dressing-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got up and walked about the room.
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From this reading But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I got up and walked about the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took it up and looked at it casually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A piece of music was lying on the dressing-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A piece of music was lying on the dressing-table.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A piece of music was lying on the dressing-table.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A piece of music was lying on the dressing-table.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got up and walked about the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But could so beautiful a girl really hurt one?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I got up and walked about the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I took it up and looked at it casually.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got up and walked about the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I got up and walked about the room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was evidently Lucretia's own bedroom; "part of the decoy," said I to myself sapiently.
