Chapter 30 of The Law and the Lady is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Law and the Lady is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news. “Eustace?” I said. She answered me by a look. “Let me he ar it at once!”
Chapter 30 of The Law and the Lady is here in full — 283 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “She answered me by a look.”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.”
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading ““Let me he ar it at once!””
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “She answered me by a look.”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.”
communicated in words
From this reading “BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.”
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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 BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading She answered me by a look.
a colorless and odorless inert gas; one of the six inert gases; comprises approximately 1% of the earth's atmosphere
From this reading “Let me he ar it at once!”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “Let me he ar it at once!”
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She answered me by a look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Eustace?”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Let me he ar it at once!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Let me he ar it at once!”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Let me he ar it at once!”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She answered me by a look.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She answered me by a look.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
on one occasion
From this reading “Let me he ar it at once!”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
cut with a saw
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
communicated in words
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading BEFORE she had uttered a word, I saw in my mother-in-law’s face that she brought bad news.
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