Chapter 33 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 33 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She longed more and more to go abroad again. "As soon as ever you please," said Ethan. How good he was to her! How he indulged her! How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!
Chapter 33 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments is here in full — 266 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “She longed more and more to go abroad again.”
at any time
From this reading “"As soon as ever you please," said Ethan.”
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading “How he indulged her!”
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading “She longed more and more to go abroad again.”
held dear
From this reading “How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"As soon as ever you please," said Ethan.”
in the near future
From this reading “"As soon as ever you please," said Ethan.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!”
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In this reading “She longed more and more to go abroad again.”
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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 How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!
to or in a foreign country
From this reading She longed more and more to go abroad again.
anew
From this reading She longed more and more to go abroad again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She longed more and more to go abroad again.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As soon as ever you please," said Ethan.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!
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From this reading "As soon as ever you please," said Ethan.
at any time
From this reading "As soon as ever you please," said Ethan.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She longed more and more to go abroad again.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading How good he was to her!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How good he was to her!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How good he was to her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How good he was to her!
past form of “indulge” — give free rein to
From this reading How he indulged her!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She longed more and more to go abroad again.
held dear
From this reading How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She longed more and more to go abroad again.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "As soon as ever you please," said Ethan.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "As soon as ever you please," said Ethan.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She longed more and more to go abroad again.
in the near future
From this reading "As soon as ever you please," said Ethan.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She longed more and more to go abroad again.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How good he was to her!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading How wonderful it was to be loved by such a man!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "As soon as ever you please," said Ethan.
Chapter 33 of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments by Elizabeth Robins holds 266 sentences, grouped into 54 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 33 holds 266 sentences of The Open Question: A Tale of Two Temperaments, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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