Chapter 32 of The Greatest Heiress in England is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of The Greatest Heiress in England is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE HARE WITH MANY FRIENDS. It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress. Her ideas of duty were of a peculiar kind. She had newly furnished the drawing-room. She had sweetbreads and other dainties for dinner.
Chapter 32 of The Greatest Heiress in England is here in full — 530 sentences across 106 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading “It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.”
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading “She had newly furnished the drawing-room.”
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading “It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.”
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading “THE HARE WITH MANY FRIENDS.”
a female heir
From this reading “It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Her ideas of duty were of a peculiar kind.”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.”
very recently
From this reading “She had newly furnished the drawing-room.”
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 “She had sweetbreads and other dainties for dinner.”
In this reading “THE HARE WITH MANY FRIENDS.”
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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 Her ideas of duty were of a peculiar kind.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had sweetbreads and other dainties for dinner.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had sweetbreads and other dainties for dinner.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading She had sweetbreads and other dainties for dinner.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had newly furnished the drawing-room.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Her ideas of duty were of a peculiar kind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading THE HARE WITH MANY FRIENDS.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)
From this reading She had newly furnished the drawing-room.
a person who cares for persons or property
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had newly furnished the drawing-room.
swift timid long-eared mammal larger than a rabbit having a divided upper lip and long hind legs; young born furred and with open eyes
From this reading THE HARE WITH MANY FRIENDS.
a female heir
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her ideas of duty were of a peculiar kind.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her ideas of duty were of a peculiar kind.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading Her ideas of duty were of a peculiar kind.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading THE HARE WITH MANY FRIENDS.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
very recently
From this reading She had newly furnished the drawing-room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her ideas of duty were of a peculiar kind.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She had sweetbreads and other dainties for dinner.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Her ideas of duty were of a peculiar kind.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had newly furnished the drawing-room.
edible glands of an animal
From this reading She had sweetbreads and other dainties for dinner.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HARE WITH MANY FRIENDS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her ideas of duty were of a peculiar kind.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be seen from all this that Mrs. Ford was but an indifferent guardian for an heiress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE HARE WITH MANY FRIENDS.
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