Chapter 11 of Wife in Name Only is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Wife in Name Only is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped. "Nay," she said, "never mind them. A fresh flower is very nice. A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty." There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
Chapter 11 of Wife in Name Only is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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remove the dust from
From this reading “A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty."”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “A fresh flower is very nice.”
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.”
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading “There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “"Nay," she said, "never mind them.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “A fresh flower is very nice.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.”
a just detectable amount
From this reading “There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.”
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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 A fresh flower is very nice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty."
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
rid of obstructions
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
remove the dust from
From this reading A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty."
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading A fresh flower is very nice.
plural of “flower” — a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading A fresh flower is very nice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A fresh flower is very nice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty."
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Nay," she said, "never mind them.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
characterized by or capable of producing music
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay," she said, "never mind them.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Nay," she said, "never mind them.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading A fresh flower is very nice.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
on one occasion
From this reading A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty."
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
possessing material wealth
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nay," she said, "never mind them.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nay," she said, "never mind them.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A flower that has once been in the dust has lost its beauty."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Nay," she said, "never mind them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
a just detectable amount
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
precisely as stated
From this reading A fresh flower is very nice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no trace of pain in the clear voice; it was rich and musical.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Captain Greshan sprang forward to lift the flowers which Miss L'Estrange had dropped.
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