Chapter 10 of The Pretty Lady is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Pretty Lady is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above: "G.J., who is your oldest and dearest friend?" He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness: "Difficult to say, off-hand." "Not at all.
Chapter 10 of The Pretty Lady is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading “THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:”
an abrupt discourteous manner
From this reading “He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:”
an industrial city in Chile to the south of Santiago
From this reading “THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"G.J., who is your oldest and dearest friend?"”
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “"G.J., who is your oldest and dearest friend?"”
the act of teaching at school
From this reading “He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:”
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading “THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:”
impressive by reason of age
From this reading “THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:”
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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 He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
higher than, or over, something
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
an abrupt discourteous manner
From this reading He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:
(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 "Not at all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "G.J., who is your oldest and dearest friend?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Not at all.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:
an industrial city in Chile to the south of Santiago
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "G.J., who is your oldest and dearest friend?"
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "Difficult to say, off-hand."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "G.J., who is your oldest and dearest friend?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:
moving to the inside of something
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "G.J., who is your oldest and dearest friend?"
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not at all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
without preparation
From this reading "Difficult to say, off-hand."
superlative of “old” — (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "G.J., who is your oldest and dearest friend?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:
express in words
From this reading "Difficult to say, off-hand."
the act of teaching at school
From this reading He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:
marked by correspondence or resemblance
From this reading He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:
in the near future
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
a message transmitted by telegraph
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading He replied, marvellously schooling his voice to a similar tone of cheerful abruptness:
impressive by reason of age
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading THE TELEGRAM As soon as G.J. had been let into the abode by Concepcion's venerable parlour-maid, the voice of Concepcion came down to him from above:
which person or people
From this reading "G.J., who is your oldest and dearest friend?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "G.J., who is your oldest and dearest friend?"
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