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Chapter 4 of The Lion's Skin is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore. “Forgive me, my lord!” she was crying. “Oh, forgive me! I was a little fool, and I have been punished enough already!” To Mr. Caryll this was a surprising development.
Chapter 4 of The Lion's Skin is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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demanding attention
From this reading ““Forgive me, my lord!” she was crying.”
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading “To Mr. Caryll this was a surprising development.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading ““Forgive me, my lord!” she was crying.”
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading “There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.”
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading “There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.”
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading “I was a little fool, and I have been punished enough already!””
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading “There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.”
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading “To Mr. Caryll this was a surprising development.”
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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 There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I was a little fool, and I have been punished enough already!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I was a little fool, and I have been punished enough already!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading To Mr. Caryll this was a surprising development.
demanding attention
From this reading “Forgive me, my lord!” she was crying.
act of improving by expanding or enlarging or refining
From this reading To Mr. Caryll this was a surprising development.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I was a little fool, and I have been punished enough already!”
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading I was a little fool, and I have been punished enough already!”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Forgive me, my lord!” she was crying.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I was a little fool, and I have been punished enough already!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was a little fool, and I have been punished enough already!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was a little fool, and I have been punished enough already!”
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Forgive me, my lord!” she was crying.
a form of address for a man
From this reading To Mr. Caryll this was a surprising development.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, forgive me!
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From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
plausible glib talk (especially useful to a salesperson)
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
undergarment worn under a skirt
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
subjected to a penalty (as pain or shame or restraint or loss) for an offense or fault or in order to coerce some behavior (as a confession or obedience)
From this reading I was a little fool, and I have been punished enough already!”
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
make a dry crackling sound
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Forgive me, my lord!” she was crying.
causing surprise or wonder or amazement
From this reading To Mr. Caryll this was a surprising development.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Mr. Caryll this was a surprising development.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Mr. Caryll this was a surprising development.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a quick patter of feet, the rustle of a hooped petticoat, and the lady was in the arms of my Lord Ostermore.
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