Chapter 26 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXVI
Chapter 26 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_MAJOR STREET_. According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school. Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated. Christopher told her. It was a street she was not acquainted with.
Chapter 26 of A Red Wallflower is here in full — 160 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having fair knowledge of
From this reading “It was a street she was not acquainted with.”
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading “According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.”
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading “According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.”
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading “According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.”
of greater importance or stature or rank
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading “Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.”
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading “Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.”
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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 It was a street she was not acquainted with.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
having fair knowledge of
From this reading It was a street she was not acquainted with.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a street she was not acquainted with.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
of greater importance or stature or rank
From this reading _MAJOR STREET_.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was a street she was not acquainted with.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
past form of “prick” — make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
an educational institution
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was a street she was not acquainted with.
situated in a particular spot or position
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading _MAJOR STREET_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Christopher told her.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
precisely as stated
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading According to the conclusion thus arrived at, Christopher took the opportunity of speaking to Esther the very next time he was driving her in from school.
in or at the place that
From this reading Esther immediately pricked up her ears, and demanded to know where the house was situated.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was a street she was not acquainted with.
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