Chapter 12 of The Woman with the Fan is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Woman with the Fan is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room. She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him. At the sight of her face his smile died away. “Go--go!” she whispered, putting out her hand. “Go at once!”
Chapter 12 of The Woman with the Fan is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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without regard to specific details or exceptions
From this reading “She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.”
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “At the sight of her face his smile died away.”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.”
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading “She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading ““Go--go!” she whispered, putting out her hand.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading ““Go--go!” she whispered, putting out her hand.”
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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 BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the sight of her face his smile died away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading At the sight of her face his smile died away.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
a youthful male person
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
without regard to specific details or exceptions
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading At the sight of her face his smile died away.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading At the sight of her face his smile died away.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Go--go!” she whispered, putting out her hand.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading “Go--go!” she whispered, putting out her hand.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sight of her face his smile died away.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the sight of her face his smile died away.
the act of retaining something
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
go away from a place
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At the sight of her face his smile died away.
on one occasion
From this reading “Go at once!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “Go--go!” she whispered, putting out her hand.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “Go--go!” she whispered, putting out her hand.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
cut with a saw
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading At the sight of her face his smile died away.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading At the sight of her face his smile died away.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She turned and saw Leo Ulford, smiling broadly--like a great boy--and holding up the latch-key she had sent him.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “Go--go!” she whispered, putting out her hand.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading BEFORE she had time to leave the window she heard a step in the room.
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