Chapter 13 of Tower of Ivory: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Tower of Ivory: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She has not a particle of influence over me. What did she reply? How enchanting of you!” “Oh, she was quite nice. I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
Chapter 13 of Tower of Ivory: A Novel is here in full — 402 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading “How enchanting of you!””
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading ““She has not a particle of influence over me.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.”
take in marriage
From this reading “I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ““Oh, she was quite nice.”
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
From this reading ““She has not a particle of influence over me.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “What did she reply?”
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading “I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.”
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.
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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 “She has not a particle of influence over me.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did she reply?
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading How enchanting of you!”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has not a particle of influence over me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How enchanting of you!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading “She has not a particle of influence over me.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
take in marriage
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “She has not a particle of influence over me.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Oh, she was quite nice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She has not a particle of influence over me.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “She has not a particle of influence over me.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, she was quite nice.
above and across; more than
From this reading “She has not a particle of influence over me.
(nontechnical usage) a tiny piece of anything
From this reading “She has not a particle of influence over me.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Oh, she was quite nice.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading What did she reply?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She has not a particle of influence over me.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, she was quite nice.
clean by virtue of having been washed in water
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did she reply?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How enchanting of you!”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I believe she said that she had washed her hands of the matter of your marriage, since you would not marry Lady Rosamond.
Chapter 13 of Tower of Ivory: A Novel by Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton holds 402 sentences, grouped into 81 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.
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