Chapter 9 of White Lies is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of White Lies is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk. In doing this she saw many other tempting things. I say no more. But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet. The driver went very fast.
Chapter 9 of White Lies is here in full — 300 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading “But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.”
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading “The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.”
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading “The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.”
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading “The driver went very fast.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.”
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading “The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.”
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading “In doing this she saw many other tempting things.”
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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 The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
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From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
stay clear from; keep away from; keep out of the way of someone or something
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading In doing this she saw many other tempting things.
the operator of a motor vehicle
From this reading The driver went very fast.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading The driver went very fast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
a long fixed look
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say no more.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In doing this she saw many other tempting things.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading In doing this she saw many other tempting things.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I say no more.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
not any; not one
From this reading I say no more.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading In doing this she saw many other tempting things.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
cut with a saw
From this reading In doing this she saw many other tempting things.
express in words
From this reading I say no more.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
highly attractive and able to arouse hope or desire
From this reading In doing this she saw many other tempting things.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading In doing this she saw many other tempting things.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading In doing this she saw many other tempting things.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The baroness took the doctor a-shopping; she must buy Rose a gray silk.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
precisely as stated
From this reading The driver went very fast.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But the young ladies went up to Beaurepaire in the other carriage, for Josephine wished to avoid the gaze of the town, and get home and be quiet.
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