Chapter 24 of The breath of slander is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The breath of slander is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PETER SHOWS HIS HAND. We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected. Lettie had returned to her aunt’s immediately after Fanny’s marriage. But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand. He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.
Chapter 24 of The breath of slander is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading “He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.”
made afraid
From this reading “He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.”
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading “We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.”
disregarded
From this reading “We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.”
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
From this reading “But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.”
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading “He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.”
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading “PETER SHOWS HIS HAND.”
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.
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In this reading “But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.”
In this reading “We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.”
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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 We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
later than; following
From this reading Lettie had returned to her aunt’s immediately after Fanny’s marriage.
(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 But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
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From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.
possessive form of “aunt” — the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Lettie had returned to her aunt’s immediately after Fanny’s marriage.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
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From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
From this reading He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lettie had returned to her aunt’s immediately after Fanny’s marriage.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
made afraid
From this reading He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.
a young female
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lettie had returned to her aunt’s immediately after Fanny’s marriage.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading PETER SHOWS HIS HAND.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lettie had returned to her aunt’s immediately after Fanny’s marriage.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading PETER SHOWS HIS HAND.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Lettie had returned to her aunt’s immediately after Fanny’s marriage.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lettie had returned to her aunt’s immediately after Fanny’s marriage.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Lettie had returned to her aunt’s immediately after Fanny’s marriage.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
disregarded
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
an attack that penetrates into enemy territory
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
full of difficulty or confusion or bewilderment
From this reading He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading PETER SHOWS HIS HAND.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Lettie had returned to her aunt’s immediately after Fanny’s marriage.
plural of “show” — the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining
From this reading PETER SHOWS HIS HAND.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading He was perplexed and somewhat frightened at her demeanor.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We must now return for a space to Miss Allan, whom, I am afraid, we have greatly neglected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But there was a change in the girl that Coleman, with all his penetration, could not understand.
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