Chapter 9 of The Hoyden is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Hoyden is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET. "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife. Tita is standing in a recess near the window. The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots. "Ye--es," says Tita, with hesitation.
Chapter 9 of The Hoyden is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.”
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.”
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading “The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.”
keep engaged
From this reading “HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.”
plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.”
put into a recess
From this reading “Tita is standing in a recess near the window.”
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading “HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.”
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading “HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.”
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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 HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
third-person singular of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.
a radioactive transuranic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons
From this reading "Ye--es," says Tita, with hesitation.
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
plural of “fern” — any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores
From this reading The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
any creature of exceptional size
From this reading The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
the act of departing
From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading "Ye--es," says Tita, with hesitation.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
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From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Tita is standing in a recess near the window.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tita is standing in a recess near the window.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
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From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
keep engaged
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Tita is standing in a recess near the window.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.
plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
put into a recess
From this reading Tita is standing in a recess near the window.
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From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "Ye--es," says Tita, with hesitation.
term of address for a man
From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
having a supporting base
From this reading Tita is standing in a recess near the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
interlace by or as if by weaving
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The window is wide open, and filled at each corner with giant ferns in pots.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Tita is standing in a recess near the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading HOW RYLTON ASKS HIS WIFE TO TREAD A MEASURE WITH HIM, AND HOW THE FATES WEAVE A LITTLE MESH FOR TITA'S PRETTY FEET.
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading "Ye--es," says Tita, with hesitation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Will you give me this dance, Tita?" asks Sir Maurice, going up to his wife.
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