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Chapter 22 of The Great Miss Driver is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery. "That's a fair question, perhaps. But the idea is--staggering!" Jenny raised her brows. "But why?
Chapter 22 of The Great Miss Driver is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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serving or used in place of another
From this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading “Jenny raised her brows.”
plural of “elbow” — hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading “But the idea is--staggering!"”
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a teenager or a young adult male
In this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
In this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
In this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
In this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
In this reading “THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.”
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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 ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
serving or used in place of another
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
plural of “brow” — the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Jenny raised her brows.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the idea is--staggering!"
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
plural of “elbow” — hinge joint between the forearm and upper arm and the corresponding joint in the forelimb of a quadruped
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading "That's a fair question, perhaps.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But the idea is--staggering!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the idea is--staggering!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
United States architect who designed the first skyscraper in which a metal skeleton was used (1832-1907)
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
a female domestic
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
showing your contempt by derision
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
by chance
From this reading "That's a fair question, perhaps.
a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "That's a fair question, perhaps.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Jenny raised her brows.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
so surprisingly impressive as to stun or overwhelm
From this reading But the idea is--staggering!"
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's a fair question, perhaps.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
the upper part of anything
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "But why?
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading THE ALTERNATIVE Alison watched the maid and the young man for half a minute, then drew back a little way into the room; Jenny followed as far as the piano and stood leaning her elbows on the top of it, smiling at him in mockery.
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