Chapter 15 of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened. He paused, astonished. But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry. "I will give it all up--everything! Willingly, willingly!"
Chapter 15 of The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading “He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.”
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading “He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.”
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading “But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.”
full of or producing joy
From this reading “But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.”
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading “He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.”
straightened out
From this reading “He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.”
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading “He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.”
in a willing manner
From this reading “Willingly, willingly!"”
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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 But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
(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 "I will give it all up--everything!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading He paused, astonished.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
wearing or provided with clothing; sometimes used in combination
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "I will give it all up--everything!
in a gradual manner
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I will give it all up--everything!
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
characterized by or arising from psychoneurotic hysteria
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will give it all up--everything!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I will give it all up--everything!
full of or producing joy
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
spin, wind, or twist together
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
straightened out
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading He paused, astonished.
radiating or as if radiating light
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He opened her boudoir door gently, and she stood before him radiant, clothed in silk and lace, her hair loosened.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I will give it all up--everything!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will give it all up--everything!
in a willing manner
From this reading Willingly, willingly!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading But she threw herself upon his neck, with a joyful, half hysterical cry.
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