Chapter 31 of The Tigress is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 31 of The Tigress is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess. The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment. "Nibbetts was a martyr," declared the duke. "That's what I say. Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
Chapter 31 of The Tigress is here in full — 278 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/55 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a special loved one
From this reading “The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.”
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading “What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.”
brought together in one place
From this reading “The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.”
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “"Nibbetts was a martyr," declared the duke.”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.”
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading “The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.”
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading “Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"”
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 _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.”
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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 "Nibbetts was a martyr," declared the duke.
anew
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
a special loved one
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading "Nibbetts was a martyr," declared the duke.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading "Nibbetts was a martyr," declared the duke.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
something many people believe that is false
From this reading Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
brought together in one place
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "That's what I say.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
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 What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
joined in matrimony
From this reading Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading "Nibbetts was a martyr," declared the duke.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
a particular point in time
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
express in words
From this reading "That's what I say.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That's what I say.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The _incroyables_--some one had called them that--were gathered at Bellingdown again for the shooting, and Nina Darling was expected at any moment.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What They Knew and Thought "Poor Nibbetts!" melancholically sighed the duchess.
a light noise, like the noise of silk clothing or leaves blowing in the wind
From this reading Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
a late time of life
From this reading Fancy his being married all those years and never whispering it!"
Chapter 31 of The Tigress by Anne Warner holds 278 sentences, grouped into 56 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 31 holds 278 sentences of The Tigress, unabridged, divided into 56 reading sections.
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