Chapter 37 of The Law and the Lady is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 37 of The Law and the Lady is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“TAKE care, Valeria!” said Mrs. Macallan. “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake. Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you. Take care!” So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
Chapter 37 of The Law and the Lady is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 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 trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading ““I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.”
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.”
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading “So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.”
the mother of your spouse
From this reading “So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading ““I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.”
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading ““I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.
Having no one else present.
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “TAKE care, Valeria!” said Mrs. Macallan.
the trait of being cautious; being attentive to possible danger
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “TAKE care, Valeria!” said Mrs. Macallan.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
the mother of your spouse
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “TAKE care, Valeria!” said Mrs. Macallan.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
not any; not one
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.
and nothing more
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “TAKE care, Valeria!” said Mrs. Macallan.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
carry out
From this reading “TAKE care, Valeria!” said Mrs. Macallan.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “TAKE care, Valeria!” said Mrs. Macallan.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Eustace has noticed what I have noticed--Eustace has seen a change in you.
at the time that
From this reading So my mother-in-law spoke to me later in the day, when we happened to be alone.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I ask you no questions; I only caution you for your own sake.
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