Chapter 8 of Beatrix of Clare is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Beatrix of Clare is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him. "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me." "Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.
Chapter 8 of Beatrix of Clare is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading “She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.”
in an arch manner; with playful slyness or roguishness
From this reading “"It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."”
on or to one side
From this reading “"It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."”
put or pin the blame on
From this reading “"It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."”
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading “She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “"It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “"Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.”
put a saddle on
From this reading “"Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.”
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past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
acknowledge faults or shortcomings or failing
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
in an arch manner; with playful slyness or roguishness
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
on or to one side
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
next to; at the side of
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
put or pin the blame on
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
not any; not one
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
the family name of a line of English kings that reigned from 1154 to 1485
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
put a saddle on
From this reading "Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading "Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.
having a supporting base
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Blame him?" he exclaimed, lifting her slowly--very slowly--into saddle.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
at the time that
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was standing beside Wilda waiting to be put up, and when Aymer tried to apologize for the delay, she stopped him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading "It was no fault of yours," she said--then added archly, head turned half aside: "and you must blame Richard Plantagenet for being left with me."
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