Chapter 9 of Beautiful end is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Beautiful end is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest. “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have. Now I come to think on, I’d summat on t’road.” “Nobbut a sparrow-peck, that’s what it is! Cat would ha’ eaten more, I’m sure.”
Chapter 9 of Beautiful end is here in full — 393 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading “Cat would ha’ eaten more, I’m sure.””
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading “Cat would ha’ eaten more, I’m sure.””
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading ““You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.”
informal term of address for someone's wife
From this reading ““Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading ““Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.”
not often
From this reading ““Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading ““You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.”
in a wistful manner
From this reading ““You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.”
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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 “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
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From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
feline mammal usually having thick soft fur and no ability to roar: domestic cats; wildcats
From this reading Cat would ha’ eaten more, I’m sure.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Now I come to think on, I’d summat on t’road.”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.
inflected form of “eat” — take in solid food
From this reading Cat would ha’ eaten more, I’m sure.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading Cat would ha’ eaten more, I’m sure.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.
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From this reading Now I come to think on, I’d summat on t’road.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cat would ha’ eaten more, I’m sure.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Nobbut a sparrow-peck, that’s what it is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Nobbut a sparrow-peck, that’s what it is!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
informal term of address for someone's wife
From this reading “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Cat would ha’ eaten more, I’m sure.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.
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From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I come to think on, I’d summat on t’road.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Now I come to think on, I’d summat on t’road.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
not often
From this reading “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
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From this reading “Nobbut a sparrow-peck, that’s what it is!
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From this reading Now I come to think on, I’d summat on t’road.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Cat would ha’ eaten more, I’m sure.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Now I come to think on, I’d summat on t’road.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Nobbut a sparrow-peck, that’s what it is!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Now I come to think on, I’d summat on t’road.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Nobbut a sparrow-peck, that’s what it is!
in a wistful manner
From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Cat would ha’ eaten more, I’m sure.”
an old word for “you”, speaking to more than one person
From this reading “Nay, I’ve done rarely, thank ye, missis, that I have.
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From this reading “You’ve nobbut made a terble poor tea,” Agnes said wistfully to the guest.
Chapter 9 of Beautiful end by Constance Holme holds 393 sentences, grouped into 79 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 9 holds 393 sentences of Beautiful end, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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