Chapter 39 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MINIATURE. True, I have married her. The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more. --Shakespeare. Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
Chapter 39 of Bluebell A Novel is here in full — 201 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading “Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.”
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading “Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.”
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading “Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.”
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading “THE MINIATURE.”
belonging to or active during the night
From this reading “Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.”
offending against or breaking a law or rule
From this reading “The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.”
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading “Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “--Shakespeare.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
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From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
the first light of day
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
the point or degree to which something extends
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
plural of “festivity” — any joyous diversion
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
an old form of “has”
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading True, I have married her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading True, I have married her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading True, I have married her.
come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
joined in matrimony
From this reading True, I have married her.
painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
From this reading THE MINIATURE.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
not any; not one
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
belonging to or active during the night
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
offending against or breaking a law or rule
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
plural of “pupil” — a learner who is enrolled in an educational institution
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --Shakespeare.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MINIATURE.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading True, I have married her.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
precisely as stated
From this reading The very head and front of my offending Hath this extent, no more.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Lord Bromley did not suffer the nocturnal festivities to interfere with his morning walk, during which he came upon the governess and her pupils looking as fresh as the dawn.
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