Chapter 10 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 10 of Beatrix of Clare is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is." "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive." "Pardieu! her life is in no danger. At the most, she will be held only for ransom." "Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."
Chapter 10 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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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."”
possessing life
From this reading “"It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “"Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “"Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."”
let have
From this reading “"Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “"Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."”
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading “At the most, she will be held only for ransom."”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “"Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."”
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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 "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."
possessing life
From this reading "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the most, she will be held only for ransom."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "Pardieu! her life is in no danger.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading "Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading At the most, she will be held only for ransom."
set up or found
From this reading "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."
let have
From this reading "Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading At the most, she will be held only for ransom."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Pardieu! her life is in no danger.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Pardieu! her life is in no danger.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."
set down according to a plan
From this reading "Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."
used to form the superlative
From this reading At the most, she will be held only for ransom."
not any; not one
From this reading "Pardieu! her life is in no danger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."
and nothing more
From this reading At the most, she will be held only for ransom."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Pardieu! her life is in no danger.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading "Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."
money demanded for the return of a captured person
From this reading At the most, she will be held only for ransom."
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At the most, she will be held only for ransom."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Heaven grant it! though I fear the plot is more deeply laid."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."
except if; if not
From this reading "It is worth absolutely nothing to me unless Beatrix be found alive."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading At the most, she will be held only for ransom."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aye, and what with that, and the Ring, and the Countess, your life is not worth a third that mine is."
Chapter 10 of Beatrix of Clare by John Reed Scott holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 10 holds 424 sentences of Beatrix of Clare, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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