Chapter 31 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TRIPLE GAME “TROUBLE, trouble, naught but trouble!” Charles flung out his hands hopelessly. “Shaftesbury, Russell, Cavendish! What is to be done?” Roxhythe smiled.
Chapter 31 of The great Roxhythe is here in full — 517 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading ““Shaftesbury, Russell, Cavendish!”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “Charles flung out his hands hopelessly.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “Charles flung out his hands hopelessly.”
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading “THE TRIPLE GAME “TROUBLE, trouble, naught but trouble!””
in a hopeless manner
From this reading “Charles flung out his hands hopelessly.”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “THE TRIPLE GAME “TROUBLE, trouble, naught but trouble!””
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading ““Shaftesbury, Russell, Cavendish!”
increase threefold
From this reading “THE TRIPLE GAME “TROUBLE, trouble, naught but trouble!””
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In this reading “Charles flung out his hands hopelessly.”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading What is to be done?”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE TRIPLE GAME “TROUBLE, trouble, naught but trouble!”
British chemist and physicist who established that water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen and who calculated the density of the earth (1731-1810)
From this reading “Shaftesbury, Russell, Cavendish!
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Charles flung out his hands hopelessly.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What is to be done?”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Charles flung out his hands hopelessly.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading THE TRIPLE GAME “TROUBLE, trouble, naught but trouble!”
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Charles flung out his hands hopelessly.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Charles flung out his hands hopelessly.
in a hopeless manner
From this reading Charles flung out his hands hopelessly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is to be done?”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading THE TRIPLE GAME “TROUBLE, trouble, naught but trouble!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Charles flung out his hands hopelessly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Roxhythe smiled.
United States religious leader who founded the sect that is now called Jehovah's Witnesses (1852-1916)
From this reading “Shaftesbury, Russell, Cavendish!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Shaftesbury, Russell, Cavendish!
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Roxhythe smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TRIPLE GAME “TROUBLE, trouble, naught but trouble!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What is to be done?”
increase threefold
From this reading THE TRIPLE GAME “TROUBLE, trouble, naught but trouble!”
a source of difficulty
From this reading THE TRIPLE GAME “TROUBLE, trouble, naught but trouble!”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is to be done?”
Chapter 31 of The great Roxhythe by Georgette Heyer holds 517 sentences, grouped into 104 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 31 holds 517 sentences of The great Roxhythe, unabridged, divided into 104 reading sections.
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