Chapter 20 of The Indian Bangle is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of The Indian Bangle is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"MRS. PURCELL." After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive. But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses. He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
Chapter 20 of The Indian Bangle is here in full — 274 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a misleading falsehood
From this reading “After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.”
an instinctive motive
From this reading “After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.”
plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive
From this reading “But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses.”
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading “After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.”
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading “After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.”
skillful after much practice
From this reading “After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.”
English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
From this reading “PURCELL."”
levy a tax on
From this reading “After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.”
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In this reading “After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.”
In this reading “After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.”
move in order to make room for someone for something
In this reading “But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses.”
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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 But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses.
later than; following
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses.
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From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
a misleading falsehood
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
an instinctive motive
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
plural of “impulse” — an instinctive motive
From this reading But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
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From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses.
of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
skillful after much practice
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
From this reading PURCELL."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
with speed
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
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From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
and nothing more
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
levy a tax on
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses.
which person or people
From this reading But he was not a man who gave way to his impulses.
in the company of; together with
From this reading After his interview with Mrs. Dacre, Mallow's first impulse was to see Semberry and tax him with the deception he had practised upon Olive.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He quickly realized that to do that at this stage would simply be to put the Major on his guard.
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