Chapter 12 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE DUKE'S WEATHER. That night Cheyne slept heavily. The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers. Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed. It was near nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.
Chapter 12 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading “The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.”
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “THE DUKE'S WEATHER.”
having a debilitating effect
From this reading “Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed.”
to a considerable degree
From this reading “That night Cheyne slept heavily.”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading “It was near nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “That night Cheyne slept heavily.”
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading “THE DUKE'S WEATHER.”
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a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Cheyne slept heavily.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed.
make more intense, stronger, or more marked
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
possessive form of “duke” — a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading THE DUKE'S WEATHER.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed.
having a debilitating effect
From this reading Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It was near nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed.
to a considerable degree
From this reading That night Cheyne slept heavily.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was near nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
and nothing more
From this reading Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading It was near nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night Cheyne slept heavily.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading It was near nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.
according to the clock
From this reading It was near nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It was near nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading That night Cheyne slept heavily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Cheyne slept heavily.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE DUKE'S WEATHER.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Then there had been the exhausting excitement of the day he had just passed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The journey and the change of air had helped to deepen his slumbers.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was near nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading THE DUKE'S WEATHER.
at the time that
From this reading It was near nine o'clock when he opened his eyes.
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