Chapter 21 of The Path to Honour is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Path to Honour is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY. "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet." Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression. "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed. "Well, love, what is it?"
Chapter 21 of The Path to Honour is here in full — 230 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading “Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.”
tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading “Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.”
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading “"My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."”
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading “Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “"Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.
Roman general under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars; repudiated his wife for the Egyptian queen Cleopatra; they were defeated by Octavian at Actium (83-30 BC)
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
dearly loved
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
tending to diminish or disparage
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
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From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
lacking discretion; injudicious
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, love, what is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, love, what is it?"
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading FAINT HEART AND FAIR LADY.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Well, love, what is it?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mrs James Antony looked up, and caught her husband's humourously deprecating expression.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Oh, James, I know that means you have done something dreadful, and want me to get you out of the difficulty!" she sighed.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, love, what is it?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Well, love, what is it?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My dear, I fear you will think I have been indiscreet."
Chapter 21 of The Path to Honour by Sydney C. Grier holds 230 sentences, grouped into 46 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.
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