Chapter 2 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 2 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 2 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HE BECOMES SOMEBODY. Arminell kept to herself that day. At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out. Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence. The girl was unhappy.
Chapter 2 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 2 is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “HE BECOMES SOMEBODY.”
take the midday meal
From this reading “At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.”
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading “Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.”
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading “Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “HE BECOMES SOMEBODY.”
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.”
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading “Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.”
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading “The girl was unhappy.”
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move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
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From this reading Arminell kept to herself that day.
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From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading HE BECOMES SOMEBODY.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Arminell kept to herself that day.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
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From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
a young female
From this reading The girl was unhappy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading HE BECOMES SOMEBODY.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Arminell kept to herself that day.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Arminell kept to herself that day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
take the midday meal
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
express in words
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
a person, without saying who
From this reading HE BECOMES SOMEBODY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Arminell kept to herself that day.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Arminell kept to herself that day.
be a tutor to someone; give individual instruction
From this reading Giles came down, and his mother talked to him and to the tutor, and seemed not to observe Arminell’s silence.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading The girl was unhappy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading At lunch she had not much to say to her step-mother, and Lord Lamerton was out.
Chapter 2 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 2 by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 167 sentences, grouped into 34 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.
Chapter 2 holds 167 sentences of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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