Chapter 18 of The Woman in the Alcove is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Woman in the Alcove is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button. “No, it is not enough.” The tone was fierce, authoritative. “Do not ring the bell, not yet. I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
Chapter 18 of The Woman in the Alcove is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having authority or ascendancy or influence
From this reading “The tone was fierce, authoritative.”
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading ““Do not ring the bell, not yet.”
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading “Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.”
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading “Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading “The tone was fierce, authoritative.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading “I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.””
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading “Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
having authority or ascendancy or influence
From this reading The tone was fierce, authoritative.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading “Do not ring the bell, not yet.
a round fastener sewn to shirts and coats etc to fit through buttonholes
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do not ring the bell, not yet.
using or providing or producing or transmitting or operated by electricity
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “No, it is not enough.”
something many people believe that is false
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading The tone was fierce, authoritative.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
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From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “No, it is not enough.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “No, it is not enough.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
not any; not one
From this reading “No, it is not enough.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “No, it is not enough.”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Do not ring the bell, not yet.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
express in words
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading The tone was fierce, authoritative.
in the direction of
From this reading Here Mr. Grey stretched his hand toward the electric button.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The tone was fierce, authoritative.
but in spite of that
From this reading “Do not ring the bell, not yet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I have a fancy to tell you how I managed that little affair.”
Chapter 18 of The Woman in the Alcove by Anna Katharine Green holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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