Chapter 1 of The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
New York The Century Co. THE CENTURY CO. ON THE HIGH SEAS. June, 1911. You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
Chapter 1 of The Lady and Sada San A Sequel to the Lady is here in full — 468 sentences across 94 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a period of 100 years
From this reading “New York The Century Co.”
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading “You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.”
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading “You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.”
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading “You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “June, 1911.”
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading “You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.”
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading “ON THE HIGH SEAS.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “New York The Century Co.”
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From this reading June, 1911.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
later than; following
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
(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 You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
a period of 100 years
From this reading New York The Century Co.
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading New York The Century Co.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS.
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading June, 1911.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York The Century Co.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS.
on one occasion
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
a person related by blood or marriage
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading ON THE HIGH SEAS.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading New York The Century Co.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
a late time of life
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York The Century Co.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You once told me, before you went to Italy, that after having been my intimate relative all these years, you had drawn a red line through the word surprise.
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