Chapter 24 of The Mistress of Shenstone is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 24 of The Mistress of Shenstone is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone." "Loving Jim Airth as you do--" said Jane Dalmain. "Did," interposed Lady Ingleby. "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
Chapter 24 of The Mistress of Shenstone is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."”
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “"Loving Jim Airth as you do--" said Jane Dalmain.”
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading “DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."”
in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
From this reading “DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."”
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading “DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."”
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading “DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “"Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.”
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be restored
In this reading “"Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.”
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later than; following
From this reading "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
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From this reading "Loving Jim Airth as you do--" said Jane Dalmain.
(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 "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
Having no one else present.
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did," interposed Lady Ingleby.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Loving Jim Airth as you do--" said Jane Dalmain.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Did," interposed Lady Ingleby.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Loving Jim Airth as you do--" said Jane Dalmain.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading "Loving Jim Airth as you do--" said Jane Dalmain.
(Old Testament) the guardian archangel of the Jews
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
in a manner arousing sympathy and compassion
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
plural of “review” — a new appraisal or evaluation
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Loving Jim Airth as you do--" said Jane Dalmain.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Did, and do," said Jane Dalmain, "you would have been worse than alone if Michael had, after all, come back.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading DALMAIN REVIEWS THE SITUATION "So you see, Jane," concluded Lady Ingleby, pathetically, "as Michael is not coming back, I am indeed alone."
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