Chapter 36 of The Indian Bangle is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXXVI
Chapter 36 of The Indian Bangle is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"MR. BROCK AND THE LETTER." Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her. All her acting was cast to the winds. "It was wrong to take it," she wept.
Chapter 36 of The Indian Bangle is here in full — 200 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading “All her acting was cast to the winds.”
put or send forth
From this reading “All her acting was cast to the winds.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “BROCK AND THE LETTER."”
the topmost one of two
From this reading “Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.”
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading “"It was wrong to take it," she wept.”
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading “All her acting was cast to the winds.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “"It was wrong to take it," she wept.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
position of advantage and control
In this reading “Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.”
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the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading All her acting was cast to the winds.
(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 All her acting was cast to the winds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BROCK AND THE LETTER."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BROCK AND THE LETTER."
put or send forth
From this reading All her acting was cast to the winds.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was wrong to take it," she wept.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading BROCK AND THE LETTER."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "MR.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It was wrong to take it," she wept.
carry out
From this reading "It was wrong to take it," she wept.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BROCK AND THE LETTER."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading All her acting was cast to the winds.
the topmost one of two
From this reading Margery's conscience had now the upper hand of her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading All her acting was cast to the winds.
inflected form of “weep” — shed tears because of sadness, rage, or pain
From this reading "It was wrong to take it," she wept.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading All her acting was cast to the winds.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "It was wrong to take it," she wept.
Chapter 36 of The Indian Bangle by Fergus Hume holds 200 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, 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.
Chapter 36 holds 200 sentences of The Indian Bangle, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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