Chapter 1 of The Right of Way — Volume 05 is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Right of Way — Volume 05 is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Seigneur nodded briskly. "Of course, of course. But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?" Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard. She knew what was coming.
Chapter 1 of The Right of Way — Volume 05 is here in full — 156 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 12/31 · 5 reading units · Lines 56–60
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading “Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.”
in a brisk manner
From this reading “The Seigneur nodded briskly.”
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading “Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “She knew what was coming.”
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading “"Of course, of course.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.”
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading “The Seigneur nodded briskly.”
get by special effort
From this reading “But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.
in a brisk manner
From this reading The Seigneur nodded briskly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
made troubled or apprehensive or distressed in appearance
From this reading Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading She knew what was coming.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course, of course.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew what was coming.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her face clouded a little; her heart beat hard.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
inflected form of “nod” — express or signify by nodding
From this reading The Seigneur nodded briskly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Of course, of course.
a woman postmaster
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
get by special effort
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
a man of rank in the ancient regime
From this reading The Seigneur nodded briskly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She knew what was coming.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Seigneur nodded briskly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She knew what was coming.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She knew what was coming.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But have you not thought that we might secure another postmistress?"
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