Chapter 11 of The Fallen Leaves is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Fallen Leaves is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The young lady spoke first. “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?” She turned back into the dining-room. Amelius followed her in silence. “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
Chapter 11 of The Fallen Leaves is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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superlative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading ““Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?””
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading ““Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?””
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “Amelius followed her in silence.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading ““Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?””
a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
From this reading ““Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?””
capable of happening or existing
From this reading ““Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?””
scratch repeatedly
From this reading ““Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Amelius followed her in silence.”
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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 “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Amelius followed her in silence.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She turned back into the dining-room.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
superlative of “cold” — having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
a room used for dining
From this reading She turned back into the dining-room.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
make plain and comprehensible
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The young lady spoke first.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading Amelius followed her in silence.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Amelius followed her in silence.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Amelius followed her in silence.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She turned back into the dining-room.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The young lady spoke first.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
by chance
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
a courteous manner that respects accepted social usage
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
capable of happening or existing
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
scratch repeatedly
From this reading “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Amelius followed her in silence.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading The young lady spoke first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The young lady spoke first.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned back into the dining-room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Here I am, in another scrape with a woman!” he thought to himself.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Mr. Goldenheart,” she said, with the coldest possible politeness, “perhaps you will be good enough to explain what this means?”
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young lady spoke first.
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