Chapter 28 of The Phantom Lover is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of The Phantom Lover is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice. She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean. I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me. I'm going to Paris. I'm not a child to be followed and looked after like this....
Chapter 28 of The Phantom Lover is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.”
any strong feeling
From this reading “Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me.”
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading “I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me.”
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading “I'm going to Paris.”
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading “She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.”
In this reading “She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.”
In this reading “Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.”
keep under careful scrutiny
In this reading “I'm not a child to be followed and looked after like this....”
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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 I'm not a child to be followed and looked after like this....
later than; following
From this reading I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me.
anew
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I'm not a child to be followed and looked after like this....
lacking funds
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.
a young person of either sex
From this reading I'm not a child to be followed and looked after like this....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
any strong feeling
From this reading Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.
opinion or judgment
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I'm not a child to be followed and looked after like this....
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me.
the act of departing
From this reading I'm going to Paris.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm going to Paris.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'm not a child to be followed and looked after like this....
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I'm not a child to be followed and looked after like this....
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'm not a child to be followed and looked after like this....
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading I'm going to Paris.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading I'll never forgive June if she sent you after me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I'm not a child to be followed and looked after like this....
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'm going to Paris.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Esther seemed arrested by the emotion in Micky's voice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She stood looking up at him with wide eyes and parted lips, then suddenly she broke out again-- "I don't know what you mean.
Chapter 28 of The Phantom Lover by Ruby M. (Ruby Mildred) Ayres holds 252 sentences, grouped into 51 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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