Chapter XXVI of A Very Naughty Girl, “Tangles,” is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XXVI
Chapter XXVI of A Very Naughty Girl, “Tangles,” is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter. “Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.” “What about, mother?” asked Audrey. “About Evelyn.” “Yes, mother?”
Chapter XXVI of A Very Naughty Girl, “Tangles,” is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.”
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading ““Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.””
a female human offspring
From this reading “When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading ““Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.””
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading “When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading “When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.”
In this reading ““Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “What about, mother?” asked Audrey.
Having no one else present.
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “What about, mother?” asked Audrey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading “Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.”
a female human offspring
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “About Evelyn.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.”
set up or found
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.”
on one occasion
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.”
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What about, mother?” asked Audrey.
at the time that
From this reading When Audrey and her mother found themselves alone, Lady Frances turned at once to her daughter.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, mother?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Audrey,” she said, “I feel that I must confide in you.”
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