Chapter 17 of The Valiants of Virginia is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of The Valiants of Virginia is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long. She had grown as pale as he. "That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness. "Though no doubt you--found it entertaining. It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"
Chapter 17 of The Valiants of Virginia is here in full — 105 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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pleasantly occupied
From this reading “It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"”
someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading “It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"”
agreeably diverting
From this reading “"Though no doubt you--found it entertaining.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “She had grown as pale as he.”
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading “"That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.”
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading “ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.”
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading “"That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness.”
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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 “ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.”
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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 ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
pleasantly occupied
From this reading It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"
someone who creates plans to be used in making something (such as buildings)
From this reading It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She had grown as pale as he.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "Though no doubt you--found it entertaining.
the boundary of a surface
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
agreeably diverting
From this reading "Though no doubt you--found it entertaining.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"
set up or found
From this reading "Though no doubt you--found it entertaining.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading She had grown as pale as he.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had grown as pale as he.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had grown as pale as he.
devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain
From this reading "That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Though no doubt you--found it entertaining.
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 ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"
not any; not one
From this reading "Though no doubt you--found it entertaining.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading She had grown as pale as he.
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
past form of “reckon” — expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had grown as pale as he.
unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
From this reading "That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness.
not in physical motion
From this reading It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"
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From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It must have still further amused you to be taken for an architect?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Though no doubt you--found it entertaining.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
lacking in magnanimity
From this reading "That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ON THE EDGE OF THE WORLD There was a pause not to be reckoned by minutes but suffocatingly long.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "That was ungenerous of you," she said then with icy slowness.
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