Chapter 3 of The Unseen Bridegroom is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Unseen Bridegroom is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. WALRAVEN'S WEDDING. Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion. The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it. Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?
Chapter 3 of The Unseen Bridegroom is here in full — 118 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading “Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.”
to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
From this reading “The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.”
having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
From this reading “Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?”
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading “The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.”
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading “The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.”
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading “Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.”
popular aquarium fish
From this reading “Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “WALRAVEN'S WEDDING.”
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in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?
on the far side of; further than
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
a native or inhabitant of Denmark
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
to cause someone to lose clear vision, especially from intense light
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
having vision overcome temporarily by or as if by intense light
From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
plural of “glory” — a state of high honor
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
characterized by grandeur
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
popular aquarium fish
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
no person; not anyone
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
on one occasion
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
cut with a saw
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
only a very short time before
From this reading The dazzle of its glories scarcely lasted beyond the first day, or, if it did, nobody saw it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
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From this reading Mollie Dane made herself very much at home at once in the magnificent Walraven mansion.
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From this reading WALRAVEN'S WEDDING.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading WALRAVEN'S WEDDING.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, indeed, should she be dazzled?
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