Chapter 14 of The Duke's Prize is here in full — 937 sentences across 188 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Duke's Prize is here in full — 937 sentences across 188 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FINALE. Some falls are means the happier to arise. -Cymbeline. THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment. On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
Chapter 14 of The Duke's Prize is here in full — 937 sentences across 188 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “Some falls are means the happier to arise.”
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading “On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.”
the closing section of a musical composition
From this reading “THE FINALE.”
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “Some falls are means the happier to arise.”
incapable of physical sensation
From this reading “On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.”
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading “THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.”
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading “On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.”
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading “THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.”
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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 THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some falls are means the happier to arise.
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Some falls are means the happier to arise.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading -Cymbeline.
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading Some falls are means the happier to arise.
the closing section of a musical composition
From this reading THE FINALE.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
comparative of “happy” — enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Some falls are means the happier to arise.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
incapable of physical sensation
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading Some falls are means the happier to arise.
a particular point in time
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
edge of a way or road or path
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
an Italian title of address equivalent to Mrs. when used before a name
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some falls are means the happier to arise.
sustained or maintained by aid (as distinct from physical support)
From this reading On the floor, her head supported by her faithful attendant, lay the insensible form of Signora Florinda.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FINALE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some falls are means the happier to arise.
very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading THE low rough room of that roadside inn presented a wild and tragic appearance at that moment.
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