Chapter 15 of The white countess is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The white countess is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Eugène!” repeated Audrey, with faltering lips. The strange woman looked at her intently. “Ah! You don’t know him by that name perhaps!” Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.
Chapter 15 of The white countess is here in full — 196 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of pausing uncertainly
From this reading ““Eugène!” repeated Audrey, with faltering lips.”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading “The strange woman looked at her intently.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading ““Eugène!” repeated Audrey, with faltering lips.”
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading “Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.”
recurring again and again
From this reading ““Eugène!” repeated Audrey, with faltering lips.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “The strange woman looked at her intently.”
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From this reading “Ah!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The strange woman looked at her intently.
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From this reading “Eugène!” repeated Audrey, with faltering lips.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You don’t know him by that name perhaps!”
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From this reading You don’t know him by that name perhaps!”
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From this reading “Eugène!” repeated Audrey, with faltering lips.
the act of pausing uncertainly
From this reading “Eugène!” repeated Audrey, with faltering lips.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The strange woman looked at her intently.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You don’t know him by that name perhaps!”
with strained or eager attention
From this reading The strange woman looked at her intently.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You don’t know him by that name perhaps!”
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Eugène!” repeated Audrey, with faltering lips.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The strange woman looked at her intently.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading You don’t know him by that name perhaps!”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.
by chance
From this reading You don’t know him by that name perhaps!”
recurring again and again
From this reading “Eugène!” repeated Audrey, with faltering lips.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The strange woman looked at her intently.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You don’t know him by that name perhaps!”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The strange woman looked at her intently.
a shaky motion
From this reading Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Eugène!” repeated Audrey, with faltering lips.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The strange woman looked at her intently.
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Audrey, trembling, returned the woman’s keen look with one as penetrating.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You don’t know him by that name perhaps!”
Chapter 15 of The white countess by Florence Warden holds 196 sentences, grouped into 40 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 15 holds 196 sentences of The white countess, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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