Chapter 8 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don't see why. Why shouldn't he? Do tell me. I shan't be offended." She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
Chapter 8 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading “She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.”
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading “She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.”
an expectation
From this reading “She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.”
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “I shan't be offended."”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.”
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capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shan't be offended."
indicating a lack of maturity
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do tell me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't see why.
an expectation
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why shouldn't he?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't see why.
inflected form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Do tell me.
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading I shan't be offended."
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I don't see why.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I shan't be offended."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why shouldn't he?
express in words
From this reading Do tell me.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "I don't see why.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She leant forward, absorbing him with her childish eyes, her lips parted with expectancy.
Chapter 8 of The Kingdom Round the Corner: A Novel by Coningsby Dawson holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
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