Chapter 23 of The Greatest Heiress in England is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of The Greatest Heiress in England is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A RECEPTION OF A DIFFERENT KIND. Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart. She said very little when she got back. To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply. In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
Chapter 23 of The Greatest Heiress in England is here in full — 225 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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carefully weighed
From this reading “In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.”
excessively
From this reading “In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply.”
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading “A RECEPTION OF A DIFFERENT KIND.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply.”
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading “Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.”
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading “Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.”
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.
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In this reading “Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.”
In this reading “Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.”
In this reading “Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “She said very little when she got back.”
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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 A RECEPTION OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
any thing at all
From this reading To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She said very little when she got back.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
a person who is in charge
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
carefully weighed
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
excessively
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading A RECEPTION OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
opinion or judgment
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She said very little when she got back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading A RECEPTION OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She said very little when she got back.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A RECEPTION OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
a human being
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply.
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From this reading To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply.
the manner in which something is greeted
From this reading A RECEPTION OF A DIFFERENT KIND.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said very little when she got back.
only a very short time before
From this reading To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She said very little when she got back.
term of address for a man
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Lady Randolph’s questions she had scarcely anything to reply.
precisely as stated
From this reading She said very little when she got back.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
at the time that
From this reading She said very little when she got back.
belonging to which person
From this reading In Lady Randolph’s eyes the chief person to be considered was Lucy, whose name had been so cruelly brought before the public.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Lucy rode home without waiting for Sir Thomas, with a heavy heart.
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