Chapter 13 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 2 is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 2 is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HOW IT CAME ABOUT. “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy? Was the fruit wet when it was picked? I cannot remember. If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
Chapter 13 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 2 is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading “If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.”
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading “Was the fruit wet when it was picked?”
press tightly together or cram
From this reading ““I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?”
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading ““I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?”
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading “Was the fruit wet when it was picked?”
woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading ““I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “Was the fruit wet when it was picked?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I cannot remember.
be contingent upon (something that is elided)
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
From this reading Was the fruit wet when it was picked?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HOW IT CAME ABOUT.
press tightly together or cram
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
covered with or smelling of mold
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
not any; not one
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading Was the fruit wet when it was picked?
woody brambles bearing usually red but sometimes black or yellow fruits that separate from the receptacle when ripe and are rounder and smaller than blackberries
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
To recall to mind.
From this reading I cannot remember.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was the fruit wet when it was picked?
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading Was the fruit wet when it was picked?
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
at the time that
From this reading Was the fruit wet when it was picked?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If it was, it weren’t my fault, but the weather on which no one can depend.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder now,” said Mrs. Saltren to herself, “whatever has made the raspberry jam so mouldy?
Chapter 13 of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 2 by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 215 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.
Chapter 13 holds 215 sentences of Arminell: A Social Romance, Vol. 2, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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