Chapter 6 of A Group of Noble Dames is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of A Group of Noble Dames is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'O thou deceitful girl!' cried Mrs. Dornell. 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart! I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!' 'My ever-honoured mamma, so I had! I only went to the Red Lion with him afterwards.'
Chapter 6 of A Group of Noble Dames is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!”
any large and important church
From this reading “I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'”
intended to deceive
From this reading “'O thou deceitful girl!' cried Mrs. Dornell.”
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading “'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!”
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading “'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “'My ever-honoured mamma, so I had!”
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!”
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading “'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading I only went to the Red Lion with him afterwards.'
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
any large and important church
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading 'O thou deceitful girl!' cried Mrs. Dornell.
intended to deceive
From this reading 'O thou deceitful girl!' cried Mrs. Dornell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'O thou deceitful girl!' cried Mrs. Dornell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My ever-honoured mamma, so I had!
a young female
From this reading 'O thou deceitful girl!' cried Mrs. Dornell.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading 'My ever-honoured mamma, so I had!
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I only went to the Red Lion with him afterwards.'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
large gregarious predatory feline of Africa and India having a tawny coat with a shaggy mane in the male
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
informal terms for a mother
From this reading 'My ever-honoured mamma, so I had!
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading 'O thou deceitful girl!' cried Mrs. Dornell.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My ever-honoured mamma, so I had!
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'O thou deceitful girl!' cried Mrs. Dornell.
according to the clock
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
and nothing more
From this reading I only went to the Red Lion with him afterwards.'
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
To recall to mind.
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'My ever-honoured mamma, so I had!
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading 'O thou deceitful girl!' cried Mrs. Dornell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I only went to the Red Lion with him afterwards.'
an old and formal word for “while”
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
a Caucasian
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I only went to the Red Lion with him afterwards.'
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'An accident took you to the Red Lion whilst I was staying at the White Hart!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I remember--you came in at twelve o'clock at night and said you'd been to see the cathedral by the light o' the moon!'
Chapter 6 of A Group of Noble Dames by Thomas Hardy holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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