Chapter XVIII of An independent daughter, “A Dream Fulfilled,” is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter XVIII of An independent daughter, “A Dream Fulfilled,” is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy. “You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.” “On this beautiful day? Why, doctor, I must go to church. I wouldn’t miss it for anything, especially now.
Chapter XVIII of An independent daughter, “A Dream Fulfilled,” is here in full — 303 sentences across 61 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 ““Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.”
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading ““Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.”
past form of “bundle” — make into a bundle
From this reading ““Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.”
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading ““Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.”
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading ““Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “Why, doctor, I must go to church.”
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “I wouldn’t miss it for anything, especially now.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading ““You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.””
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In this reading ““Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading ““You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.””
reside temporarily
In this reading ““You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
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 “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
any thing at all
From this reading I wouldn’t miss it for anything, especially now.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.”
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading “On this beautiful day?
a small lightweight carriage; drawn by a single horse
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
past form of “bundle” — make into a bundle
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
coldness due to a cold environment
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Why, doctor, I must go to church.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading “You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.”
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “On this beautiful day?
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading I wouldn’t miss it for anything, especially now.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I wouldn’t miss it for anything, especially now.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Why, doctor, I must go to church.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, doctor, I must go to church.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wouldn’t miss it for anything, especially now.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Why, doctor, I must go to church.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I wouldn’t miss it for anything, especially now.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “On this beautiful day?
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “On this beautiful day?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You ought to have stayed at home, close in-doors.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, doctor, I must go to church.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wouldn’t miss it for anything, especially now.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Miss Anne, you have a chill,” exclaimed, the doctor, as he bundled his charge into the buggy.
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