Chapter 36 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 36 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SILENT DRIVE. Neither said anything. Both were exhausted. Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour. He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
Chapter 36 of The Duke's Sweetheart: A Romance is here in full — 186 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.”
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading “Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.”
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading “A SILENT DRIVE.”
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading “Both were exhausted.”
-ing form of “experience” — undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading “Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.”
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading “He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.”
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 “He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.”
In this reading “He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.”
rest on for support
In this reading “He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.”
In this reading “Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.”
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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 A SILENT DRIVE.
later than; following
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
plural of “anxiety” — (psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
any thing at all
From this reading Neither said anything.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Both were exhausted.
an abrupt failure of function or complete physical exhaustion
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
operate or control a vehicle
From this reading A SILENT DRIVE.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Both were exhausted.
-ing form of “experience” — undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither said anything.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Neither said anything.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading A SILENT DRIVE.
the activity of providing for or maintaining by supplying with money or necessities
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Both were experiencing collapse after the danger and anxieties of the past two days--of the past hour.
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He put his arm round her to support her, and she leaned on him unconscious, or almost unconscious, that it was really he.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Both were exhausted.
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