Chapter 14 of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Stay!” she cried, in agitation. “Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.” “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile. “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?” “It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.
Chapter 14 of The extraordinary confessions of Diana Please is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stick to firmly
From this reading ““Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.””
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading ““Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?””
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
From this reading ““Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?””
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading ““It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.”
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading ““Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.””
secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
From this reading ““Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?””
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading ““O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.”
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading ““It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.
a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
From this reading “Stay!” she cried, in agitation.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.”
stick to firmly
From this reading “Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
deprive somebody of something by deceit
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Stay!” she cried, in agitation.
remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
From this reading “It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Stay!” she cried, in agitation.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.
immediately past
From this reading “Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
not any; not one
From this reading “It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading “Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Stay!” she cried, in agitation.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.
secretly importing prohibited goods or goods on which duty is due
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
a painful and involuntary muscular contraction
From this reading “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading “It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “Stay!” she cried, in agitation.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading “Must I then cheat my excise by smuggling my own orders through?”
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “It is no time for fooling,” cried his angry spouse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Be sure to bind him to the last privacy.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “O, poor me!” said the king, with a spasm of a smile.
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