Chapter 18 of A Reputed Changeling is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of A Reputed Changeling is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee." King Lear. "Am I--oh! am I going home?" thought Anne. "My uncle will be at Winchester. I am glad of it.
Chapter 18 of A Reputed Changeling is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “"Am I--oh! am I going home?" thought Anne.”
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading “King Lear.”
a quantity of no importance
From this reading “"Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."”
only a very short time before
From this reading “"Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."”
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."”
bound or secured closely
From this reading “"Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."”
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
From this reading “"Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."”
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading “"My uncle will be at Winchester.”
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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 "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I--oh! am I going home?" thought Anne.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading "Am I--oh! am I going home?" thought Anne.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My uncle will be at Winchester.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My uncle will be at Winchester.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I am glad of it.
the act of departing
From this reading "Am I--oh! am I going home?" thought Anne.
an old form of “has”
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Am I--oh! am I going home?" thought Anne.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am glad of it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading King Lear.
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading King Lear.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My uncle will be at Winchester.
a quantity of no importance
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
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 "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am glad of it.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Am I--oh! am I going home?" thought Anne.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
only a very short time before
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
possessive form of “sister” — a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
express in speech
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Am I--oh! am I going home?" thought Anne.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
bound or secured closely
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "My uncle will be at Winchester.
lack of sympathy
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
From this reading "Thy sister's naught: O Regan, she hath tied Sharp-tooth'd unkindness, like a vulture, _here_: I can scarce speak to thee."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "My uncle will be at Winchester.
a city in southern England; administrative center of Hampshire
From this reading "My uncle will be at Winchester.
Chapter 18 of A Reputed Changeling by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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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