Chapter 14 of The Fortune of the Landrays is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Fortune of the Landrays is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that! How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you! I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!” “Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?” “None,” he assured her; but he was white to the lips.
Chapter 14 of The Fortune of the Landrays is here in full — 387 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading ““None,” he assured her; but he was white to the lips.”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading ““Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?””
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?””
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading ““Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!”
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading ““Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!”
come together
From this reading “How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading “I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!””
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!””
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.
In this reading “How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!”
deserving blame
In this reading ““Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!”
later than; following
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!”
marked by assurance; exhibiting confidence
From this reading “None,” he assured her; but he was white to the lips.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “None,” he assured her; but he was white to the lips.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!”
divisible by two
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?”
inflected form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “None,” he assured her; but he was white to the lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “None,” he assured her; but he was white to the lips.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “None,” he assured her; but he was white to the lips.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!”
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
come together
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!”
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
not one, and not any
From this reading “Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?”
and nothing more
From this reading I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!”
the state prevailing during the absence of war
From this reading I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!”
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “Then I was not at fault, none of the blame was mine?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
a Caucasian
From this reading “None,” he assured her; but he was white to the lips.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I only wonder that I was able to hold my peace so long as I did!”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Even so; that I should love you was inevitable, you might have foreseen that!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How could I meet you day after day, be near you, be your friend, and not come to love you!
Chapter 14 of The Fortune of the Landrays by Vaughan Kester holds 387 sentences, grouped into 78 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 14 holds 387 sentences of The Fortune of the Landrays, unabridged, divided into 78 reading sections.
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