Chapter 5 of A Maid in Arcady is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Maid in Arcady is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.” “I see.” Ethan laid it on the table, his eyes still upon it. “I don’t think they’ll want it. Doubtless Miss Devereux has plenty more.”
Chapter 5 of A Maid in Arcady is here in full — 426 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of making something clean
From this reading ““Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.””
without doubt; certainly
From this reading “Doubtless Miss Devereux has plenty more.””
your parents
From this reading ““Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.””
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading ““Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.””
by chance
From this reading ““Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.””
a full supply
From this reading “Doubtless Miss Devereux has plenty more.””
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading ““Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.””
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading ““Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.””
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In this reading ““Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.””
move away from a place into another direction
In this reading ““Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.””
able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise
In this reading “Ethan laid it on the table, his eyes still upon it.”
find unexpectedly
In this reading ““Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.””
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
later than; following
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
the act of making something clean
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Doubtless Miss Devereux has plenty more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think they’ll want it.
without doubt; certainly
From this reading Doubtless Miss Devereux has plenty more.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ethan laid it on the table, his eyes still upon it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Ethan laid it on the table, his eyes still upon it.
your parents
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Doubtless Miss Devereux has plenty more.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Ethan laid it on the table, his eyes still upon it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I see.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading Ethan laid it on the table, his eyes still upon it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
by chance
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Doubtless Miss Devereux has plenty more.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Doubtless Miss Devereux has plenty more.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
a full supply
From this reading Doubtless Miss Devereux has plenty more.”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
apartment consisting of a series of connected rooms used as a living unit (as in a hotel)
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I see.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
term of address for a man
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
not in physical motion
From this reading Ethan laid it on the table, his eyes still upon it.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading Ethan laid it on the table, his eyes still upon it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t think they’ll want it.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading “I don’t think they’ll want it.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Ethan laid it on the table, his eyes still upon it.
on or of upper floors of a building
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “I don’t think they’ll want it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
at the time that
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, sir, Lizzie came across that in one of the upstair rooms when she was cleaning up after the folks went away and she put it on the mantel here, thinking maybe it was valuable and they’d send back for it.”
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