Chapter 11 of The dark mother is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of The dark mother is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
* * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice. Gilbert Lomney was her cousin. For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good. He had great admiration for her, not a little fear. It was by her strategy that “Lomney and Rennard” was brought about.
Chapter 11 of The dark mother is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading “He had great admiration for her, not a little fear.”
of surpassing excellence
From this reading “For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.”
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading “* * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.”
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading “Gilbert Lomney was her cousin.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.”
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading “* * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.”
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading “It was by her strategy that “Lomney and Rennard” was brought about.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “He had great admiration for her, not a little fear.”
cause to move into the opposite direction
In this reading “It was by her strategy that “Lomney and Rennard” was brought about.”
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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 For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It was by her strategy that “Lomney and Rennard” was brought about.
a feeling of delighted approval and liking
From this reading He had great admiration for her, not a little fear.
in addition
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was by her strategy that “Lomney and Rennard” was brought about.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It was by her strategy that “Lomney and Rennard” was brought about.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was by her strategy that “Lomney and Rennard” was brought about.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Gilbert Lomney was her cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading He had great admiration for her, not a little fear.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
a unit of magnetomotive force equal to 0.7958 ampere-turns
From this reading Gilbert Lomney was her cousin.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading He had great admiration for her, not a little fear.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had great admiration for her, not a little fear.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Gilbert Lomney was her cousin.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He had great admiration for her, not a little fear.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Gilbert Lomney was her cousin.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had great admiration for her, not a little fear.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was by her strategy that “Lomney and Rennard” was brought about.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading It was by her strategy that “Lomney and Rennard” was brought about.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
male cat
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * It was through Laura Duffield that Tom came to his real establishment in practice.
which person or people
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading For him, Laura was a brilliant woman who somehow had managed also to be good.
Chapter 11 of The dark mother by Waldo David Frank holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 11 holds 409 sentences of The dark mother, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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