Chapter 30 of The Way We Live Now is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of The Way We Live Now is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND. "Have you been thinking any more about it?" Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together. "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie. "And what's the result?"
Chapter 30 of The Way We Live Now is here in full — 481 sentences across 97 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.”
the act of departing
From this reading “Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.”
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading “Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “"And what's the result?"”
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading “Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.”
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “"Have you been thinking any more about it?"”
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading “Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.”
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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 MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
Having no one else present.
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And what's the result?"
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
at any time
From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND.
a young female
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
the act of departing
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND.
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From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MELMOTTE MAKES A FRIEND.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
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From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading "And what's the result?"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
in the near future
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I have thought ever so much more about it," said Marie.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Lord Nidderdale said to the girl as soon as Madame Melmotte had succeeded in leaving them alone together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And what's the result?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Have you been thinking any more about it?"
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