Chapter 10 of The handsome Brandons is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The handsome Brandons is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN IMPOSSIBLE FRIENDSHIP. "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery. She heard me quietly, though her eyes looked startled. "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished. "It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."
Chapter 10 of The handsome Brandons is here in full — 128 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “"But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “"Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.”
earlier in time; previously
From this reading “"Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “"Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."”
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “AN IMPOSSIBLE FRIENDSHIP.”
a male grandchild
From this reading “"It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “She heard me quietly, though her eyes looked startled.”
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In this reading “"Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.”
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Having no one else present.
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FRIENDSHIP.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.
the act of discovering something
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She heard me quietly, though her eyes looked startled.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FRIENDSHIP.
a male grandchild
From this reading "It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She heard me quietly, though her eyes looked startled.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
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From this reading "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading AN IMPOSSIBLE FRIENDSHIP.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She heard me quietly, though her eyes looked startled.
engage in
From this reading "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She heard me quietly, though her eyes looked startled.
not any; not one
From this reading "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.
belonging to the speaker and others
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with low volume
From this reading She heard me quietly, though her eyes looked startled.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She heard me quietly, though her eyes looked startled.
term of address for a man
From this reading "It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading She heard me quietly, though her eyes looked startled.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
express in words
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is not his fault that he is Sir Rupert's grandson."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading She heard me quietly, though her eyes looked startled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
at the time that
From this reading "But it ought to make no difference, Hilda," she said, when I had finished.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Earlier in the evening I had taken the opportunity of being alone with Esther to tell her of our discovery.
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