Chapter 10 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly. "Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely. I scarce wis what to do without thee." Clare looked pleased. "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
Chapter 10 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading “"I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.”
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading “"I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.”
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading “"Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “"Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “"I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I scarce wis what to do without thee."”
to a great degree
From this reading “"Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.”
plural of “wi” — a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading “I scarce wis what to do without thee."”
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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 "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I scarce wis what to do without thee."
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
past form of “lack” — be without
From this reading "Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading "Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Clare looked pleased.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading Clare looked pleased.
with low volume
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
only a very short time before
From this reading I scarce wis what to do without thee."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
to a great degree
From this reading "Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "Clare, my good lass, I have lacked thee sorely.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I scarce wis what to do without thee."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
plural of “wi” — a midwestern state in north central United States
From this reading I scarce wis what to do without thee."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I scarce wis what to do without thee."
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "Well, Aunt Rachel, I am come to work, and that with a will," she answered cheerily.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will essay to give you content, Aunt Rachel," said Blanche quietly.
Chapter 10 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada by Emily Sarah Holt holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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