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Chapter 1 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 915 sentences across 183 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I said. He grew less self-conscious. "By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!" "Am I?" "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
Chapter 1 of The Reflections of Ambrosine: A Novel is here in full — 915 sentences across 183 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 87/183 · 5 reading units · Lines 431–435
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a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading “"By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!"”
of a dreadful kind
From this reading “"Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."”
a boy or man
From this reading “"Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."”
usually; as a rule
From this reading “"Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."”
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “He grew less self-conscious.”
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading “"Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."”
aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
From this reading “He grew less self-conscious.”
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading “"Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."”
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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 "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!"
a tight-fitting headdress
From this reading "By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
of a dreadful kind
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
a boy or man
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
usually; as a rule
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading He grew less self-conscious.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He grew less self-conscious.
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From this reading "By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!"
(Roman mythology) supreme god of Romans; counterpart of Greek Zeus
From this reading "By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!"
showing or feeling mirth or pleasure or happiness
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading He grew less self-conscious.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said.
aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
From this reading He grew less self-conscious.
inflected form of “snub” — refuse to acknowledge
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and you are laughing, and not snubbing a fellow so dreadfully as you generally do."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "By Jove! how pretty you are in that cap!"
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