Chapter 19 of The Chief Legatee is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The Chief Legatee is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN MRS. DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side. Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear. But she did not seem to. The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
Chapter 19 of The Chief Legatee is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.”
eagerly desirous
From this reading “Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.”
a native or resident of the American state of Georgia
From this reading “Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.”
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading “DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.”
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.”
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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 DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
eagerly desirous
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she did not seem to.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But she did not seem to.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
a native or resident of the American state of Georgia
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN MRS.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading IN MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But she did not seem to.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading DEO'S ROOM A prey to fresh agitation, he stepped back to Anitra's side.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Surely she must understand that it was Georgian and not herself about whom he was most anxious to hear.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The smile with which she greeted him suggested nothing of the past.
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