Chapter 30 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE TRACK. The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp. As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest. She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note. She had not wept a tear since.
Chapter 30 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.”
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading “As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.”
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading “The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.”
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading “She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note.”
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading “The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.”
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading “She had not wept a tear since.”
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading “ON THE TRACK.”
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “She had not wept a tear since.”
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.
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In this reading “She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note.”
In this reading “The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.”
In this reading “The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.”
In this reading “The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.”
to come or go into
In this reading “The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.”
In this reading “ON THE TRACK.”
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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 Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
of a stringed instrument; sounded by stroking with a bow
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
of short duration or distance
From this reading She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
the part of the human torso between the neck and the diaphragm or the corresponding part in other vertebrates
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
lacking in light; not bright or harsh
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
an abrupt excited utterance
From this reading She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note.
a brief written record
From this reading She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE TRACK.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
with speed
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading She had not wept a tear since.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
separate or cause to separate abruptly
From this reading She had not wept a tear since.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE TRACK.
a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading ON THE TRACK.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
communicated in words
From this reading She had not uttered an exclamation on reading Marion's brief note.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading She had not wept a tear since.
in or at the place that
From this reading The Duke passed quickly by Anne in the little hall, and went into the room where Miss Traynor sat in the dim light of a single lamp.
in the company of; together with
From this reading As he entered, she had been sitting with her head bowed upon her chest.
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