Chapter 11 of Azalea's Silver Web is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Azalea's Silver Web is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRIEND Monrepos, January 28. _Carin_, _darling_: Thank you for all your letters. You are very good to me. No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear! And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
Chapter 11 of Azalea's Silver Web is here in full — 269 sentences across 54 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading “No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!”
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading “And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.”
a special loved one
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading “And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.”
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “A FRIEND Monrepos, January 28.”
the literary culture
From this reading “_Carin_, _darling_: Thank you for all your letters.”
the act of creating written works
From this reading “No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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From this reading A FRIEND Monrepos, January 28.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A FRIEND Monrepos, January 28.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading _Carin_, _darling_: Thank you for all your letters.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are very good to me.
for the reason that
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
marked by lack of attention or consideration or forethought or thoroughness; not careful
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Carin_, _darling_: Thank you for all your letters.
an expression of approval and commendation
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
a special loved one
From this reading _Carin_, _darling_: Thank you for all your letters.
dearly loved
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Carin_, _darling_: Thank you for all your letters.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A FRIEND Monrepos, January 28.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading You are very good to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading A FRIEND Monrepos, January 28.
the literary culture
From this reading _Carin_, _darling_: Thank you for all your letters.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You are very good to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A FRIEND Monrepos, January 28.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
not any; not one
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading _Carin_, _darling_: Thank you for all your letters.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You are very good to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And now I think I am to send you congratulations because you are engaged to that fine Vance Grévy.
precisely as stated
From this reading You are very good to me.
the act of creating written works
From this reading No matter how careless I am about writing, you never forget, you dear!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Carin_, _darling_: Thank you for all your letters.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Carin_, _darling_: Thank you for all your letters.
Chapter 11 of Azalea's Silver Web by Elia Wilkinson Peattie holds 269 sentences, grouped into 54 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 11 holds 269 sentences of Azalea's Silver Web, unabridged, divided into 54 reading sections.
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