Chapter 13 of The Grey Lady is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of The Grey Lady is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose. "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night. I have two friends coming to dine." Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile. She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.
Chapter 13 of The Grey Lady is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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financial assistance in time of need
From this reading “She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.”
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading “Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “I have two friends coming to dine."”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.”
-ing form of “express” — give expression to
From this reading “Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.”
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading “Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.”
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading “Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.”
without awareness
From this reading “She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
financial assistance in time of need
From this reading She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I have two friends coming to dine."
marked by rude or peremptory shortness
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading I have two friends coming to dine."
put on clothes
From this reading "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.
-ing form of “express” — give expression to
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I have two friends coming to dine."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have two friends coming to dine."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night.
not any; not one
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
not one, and not any
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
many times at short intervals
From this reading She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
express a supposition
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
made hard or flexible or resilient especially by heat treatment
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I have two friends coming to dine."
without awareness
From this reading She often did this for Eve's benefit, almost unconsciously.
inaccessibly located or situated
From this reading There is so much that no one knows, So much unreached that none suppose.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Eve looked up from the book she was reading, and Mrs. Harrington tempered her curt manner of expressing her wishes with a rare smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I want you to put on a nice dress to-night.
Chapter 13 of The Grey Lady by Henry Seton Merriman holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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