Chapter 32 of The bride's fate The sequel to "The changed brides" is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The bride's fate The sequel to "The changed brides" is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LITTLE LENNY’S ADVENTURES. Oh! ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE. Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces? Not at all.
Chapter 32 of The bride's fate The sequel to "The changed brides" is here in full — 363 sentences across 73 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading “’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.”
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading “’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.”
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading “Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?”
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
From this reading “’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.”
eminent beyond or above comparison
From this reading “’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.”
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading “’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?”
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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cause to become awake or conscious
In this reading “Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?”
In this reading “’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.”
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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 ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading LITTLE LENNY’S ADVENTURES.
(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 ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not at all.
a youthful male person
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
(usually followed by “of”) having capacity or ability
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
exhibiting courtesy and politeness
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
set up or found
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
made afraid
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LITTLE LENNY’S ADVENTURES.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading LITTLE LENNY’S ADVENTURES.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not at all.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
eminent beyond or above comparison
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
confined on all sides
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
one of the digits of the foot
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
the upper part of anything
From this reading ’tis a peerless boy, Fearless, ingenuous, courteous, capable: He’s all the mother’s, from the top to toe.—SHAKESPEARE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
at the time that
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading Was little Lenny frightened when he woke up and found himself in that strange and wretched garret, closely surrounded by new and terrible faces?
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