Chapter 25 of The Conflict is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Conflict is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one. And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy. A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm. He had risen. His expression told her that the battle was lost--for the day.
Chapter 25 of The Conflict is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.”
shining intensely
From this reading “And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.”
strikingly different; tending to contrast
From this reading “She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.”
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading “And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.”
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading “And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.”
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading “He had risen.”
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading “And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.”
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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 She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading His expression told her that the battle was lost--for the day.
shining intensely
From this reading And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
strikingly different; tending to contrast
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading His expression told her that the battle was lost--for the day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading His expression told her that the battle was lost--for the day.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading His expression told her that the battle was lost--for the day.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had risen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.
a feeling of jealous envy (especially of a rival)
From this reading And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading His expression told her that the battle was lost--for the day.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading He had risen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading His expression told her that the battle was lost--for the day.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading A movement on his part made her raise them in sudden alarm.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading His expression told her that the battle was lost--for the day.
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading And she veiled her eyes to hide their blazing jealousy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She felt that he was contrasting her with some one else--with a certain some one.
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