Chapter 6 of The Trumpeter Swan is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Trumpeter Swan is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there. Aunt Claudia would have built hedges about Becky. She would have warned the Judge. She would, as a last resort, have challenged Dalton. But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
Chapter 6 of The Trumpeter Swan is here in full — 322 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading “Aunt Claudia would have built hedges about Becky.”
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading “She would, as a last resort, have challenged Dalton.”
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading “She would, as a last resort, have challenged Dalton.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.”
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading “Aunt Claudia would have built hedges about Becky.”
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading “She would, as a last resort, have challenged Dalton.”
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading “She would have warned the Judge.”
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading “But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.”
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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 She would, as a last resort, have challenged Dalton.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Aunt Claudia would have built hedges about Becky.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She would, as a last resort, have challenged Dalton.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Claudia would have built hedges about Becky.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
(used of soaps or cleaning agents) having a substance (an abrasive or filler) added to increase effectiveness
From this reading Aunt Claudia would have built hedges about Becky.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
past form of “challenge” — take exception to
From this reading She would, as a last resort, have challenged Dalton.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
English chemist and physicist who formulated atomic theory and the law of partial pressures; gave the first description of red-green color blindness (1766-1844)
From this reading She would, as a last resort, have challenged Dalton.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
yet to be or coming
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
plural of “hedge” — a fence formed by a row of closely planted shrubs or bushes
From this reading Aunt Claudia would have built hedges about Becky.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading She would have warned the Judge.
immediately past
From this reading She would, as a last resort, have challenged Dalton.
come together
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
a hotel located in a resort area
From this reading She would, as a last resort, have challenged Dalton.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would have warned the Judge.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She would have warned the Judge.
in or at that place or location
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
past form of “warn” — notify of danger, potential harm, or risk
From this reading She would have warned the Judge.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading GEORGIE-PORGIE I It would never have happened if Aunt Claudia had been there.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading But Fate, which had Becky's future well in hand, had sent Aunt Claudia to meet Truxton in New York.
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