Chapter 16 of The Way We Live Now is here in full — 664 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of The Way We Live Now is here in full — 664 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I DO LOVE HIM." So it was. Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her. They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together. It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
Chapter 16 of The Way We Live Now is here in full — 664 sentences across 133 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.”
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading “Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.”
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading “It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
the two together, not just one
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I DO LOVE HIM."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
set up or found
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
only a very short time before
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I DO LOVE HIM."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I DO LOVE HIM."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So it was.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "I DO LOVE HIM."
a condition requiring relief
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So it was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
taken unawares or suddenly and feeling wonder or astonishment
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading They both came up to the drawing-room and found Paul and Henrietta together.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So it was.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It need hardly be said that they were both surprised.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lady Carbury had returned home from the soirée of learned people, and had brought Roger Carbury with her.
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