Chapter 15 of Zuleika Dobson is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Zuleika Dobson is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room. So this was the end of her great night! What had she done to deserve it? How had he dared? There was a sound as of rain against the window.
Chapter 15 of Zuleika Dobson is here in full — 224 sentences across 45 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “How had he dared?”
be worthy or deserving
From this reading “What had she done to deserve it?”
not still wet
From this reading “She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.”
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading “She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “There was a sound as of rain against the window.”
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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 dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There was a sound as of rain against the window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a sound as of rain against the window.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How had he dared?
be worthy or deserving
From this reading What had she done to deserve it?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading What had she done to deserve it?
not still wet
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading So this was the end of her great night!
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading So this was the end of her great night!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had she done to deserve it?
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How had he dared?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How had he dared?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What had she done to deserve it?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading So this was the end of her great night!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So this was the end of her great night!
(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading There was a sound as of rain against the window.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So this was the end of her great night!
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading There was a sound as of rain against the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a sound as of rain against the window.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading So this was the end of her great night!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What had she done to deserve it?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So this was the end of her great night!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She dried her hands and flung herself into a chair, arose and went pacing the room.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had she done to deserve it?
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 There was a sound as of rain against the window.
Chapter 15 of Zuleika Dobson by Max, Sir Beerbohm holds 224 sentences, grouped into 45 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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