Chapter XV of The dark eyes of London, “The Insurance Money,” is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XV
Chapter XV of The dark eyes of London, “The Insurance Money,” is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little. “Certainly,” he said, “I shan’t want you this evening. Going to a dance, do you say?” She nodded. “That’s fine,” he said heartily.
Chapter XV of The dark eyes of London, “The Insurance Money,” is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.”
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “Going to a dance, do you say?””
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading “That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.”
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading “That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.”
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading ““That’s fine,” he said heartily.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “She nodded.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading “That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.”
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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 That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly,” he said, “I shan’t want you this evening.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading Going to a dance, do you say?”
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Going to a dance, do you say?”
a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Certainly,” he said, “I shan’t want you this evening.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “That’s fine,” he said heartily.
the act of departing
From this reading Going to a dance, do you say?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Certainly,” he said, “I shan’t want you this evening.
with gusto and without reservation
From this reading “That’s fine,” he said heartily.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Certainly,” he said, “I shan’t want you this evening.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading She nodded.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
express the need or desire for
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Certainly,” he said, “I shan’t want you this evening.
express in words
From this reading Going to a dance, do you say?”
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From this reading “Certainly,” he said, “I shan’t want you this evening.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She nodded.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “That’s fine,” he said heartily.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Certainly,” he said, “I shan’t want you this evening.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Going to a dance, do you say?”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Certainly,” he said, “I shan’t want you this evening.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That afternoon Diana made a request of her employer which disappointed him a little.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Certainly,” he said, “I shan’t want you this evening.
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