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Chapter 6 of The Romantic is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh-h! Let's go and tell John.... I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin." She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid. That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
Chapter 6 of The Romantic is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.”
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading “She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.”
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading “That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'”
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
From this reading “I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."”
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
From this reading “That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'”
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading “She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Let's go and tell John....
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
a short stout club used primarily by policemen
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
a ductile grey metallic element of the lanthanide series; used in lighter flints; the most abundant of the rare-earth group
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Let's go and tell John....
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading Let's go and tell John....
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
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From this reading Let's go and tell John....
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
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From this reading "Oh-h!
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
leader in the women's suffrage movement in Montana; the first woman to serve in the United States House of Representatives (1880-1973)
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
makeup consisting of a pink or red powder applied to the cheeks
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
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From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
express in words
From this reading Let's go and tell John....
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
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From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading That night Mrs. Rankin told her what the Colonel really had said: "'C'est magnifique, mais ce n'est pas--la Croix Rouge.'
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I suppose," she added, "that's what was the matter with Mrs. Rankin."
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading She wondered whether it had been the matter with Billy Sutton too; if he too were jealous and afraid.
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