Chapter 6 of The Shadow of Ashlydyat is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Shadow of Ashlydyat is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. SANDY'S "TRADE." "What ever is the matter?" The interruption came from Lady Godolphin. Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
Chapter 6 of The Shadow of Ashlydyat is here in full — 223 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move towards
From this reading “Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.”
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading “Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.”
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.”
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading “The interruption came from Lady Godolphin.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.”
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading “Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.”
past form of “refrain” — resist doing something
From this reading “Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.”
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading “SANDY'S "TRADE."”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.”
In this reading “The interruption came from Lady Godolphin.”
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move towards
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The interruption came from Lady Godolphin.
the largest city in North Carolina; located in south central North Carolina
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
at any time
From this reading "What ever is the matter?"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The interruption came from Lady Godolphin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The interruption came from Lady Godolphin.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
an act of delaying or interrupting the continuity
From this reading The interruption came from Lady Godolphin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What ever is the matter?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading The interruption came from Lady Godolphin.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "What ever is the matter?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
detected by instinct or inference rather than by recognized perceptual cues
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
past form of “refrain” — resist doing something
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading SANDY'S "TRADE."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What ever is the matter?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
the commercial exchange (buying and selling on domestic or international markets) of goods and services
From this reading SANDY'S "TRADE."
without grace; rigidly
From this reading Charlotte Pain had perceived her approach, but had ungraciously refrained from intimating it to her companions.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What ever is the matter?"
Chapter 6 of The Shadow of Ashlydyat by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 223 sentences, grouped into 45 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
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