Chapter 10 of The Tigress is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Tigress is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess. The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high. It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots. Yet the words echoed. "You mean--" questioned Kneedrock, frowning.
Chapter 10 of The Tigress is here in full — 246 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/49 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading “It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.”
plural of “chrysanthemum” — the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
From this reading “It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.”
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading “It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.”
being ten more than seventy
From this reading “The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.”
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading “"You mean--" questioned Kneedrock, frowning.”
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading “It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.”
plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.”
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading “A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.”
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 “The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.”
In this reading “The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.”
In this reading “The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.”
In this reading “A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.”
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 A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.
plural of “chrysanthemum” — the flower of a chrysanthemum plant
From this reading It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.
plural of “daisy” — any of numerous composite plants having flower heads with well-developed ray flowers usually arranged in a single whorl
From this reading It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.
a special loved one
From this reading A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading Yet the words echoed.
being ten more than seventy
From this reading The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
From this reading The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.
showing displeasure or anger
From this reading "You mean--" questioned Kneedrock, frowning.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You mean--" questioned Kneedrock, frowning.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "You mean--" questioned Kneedrock, frowning.
honoring the archangel Michael; a quarter day in England, Wales, and Ireland
From this reading It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.
plural of “palm” — the inner surface of the hand from the wrist to the base of the fingers
From this reading It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.
plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.
A prediction of what will happen in the future, often divinely or magically inspired.
From this reading A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "You mean--" questioned Kneedrock, frowning.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Prayer and a Prophecy "Poor darling!" sighed the duchess.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading The hall was forty feet wide, eighty feet long, and fifty feet high.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was banked with palms and chrysanthemums and with Michaelmas daisies in silver pots.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Yet the words echoed.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet the words echoed.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You mean--" questioned Kneedrock, frowning.
Chapter 10 of The Tigress by Anne Warner holds 246 sentences, grouped into 50 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.
Chapter 10 holds 246 sentences of The Tigress, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of The Tigress by Anne Warner exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 246 sentences, grouped into 50 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 50 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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