Chapter 11 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There shall scantly be that in him." "Nay, I'll not say so much. Meg had a touch of Hal, too. 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other. There was less of it in Mall, I grant you.
Chapter 11 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada is here in full — 392 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an old word for “between”
From this reading “'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.”
let have
From this reading “There was less of it in Mall, I grant you.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.”
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
From this reading “There was less of it in Mall, I grant you.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “Meg had a touch of Hal, too.”
an old word for “no”
From this reading “"Nay, I'll not say so much.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.”
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading “Meg had a touch of Hal, too.”
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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 Meg had a touch of Hal, too.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "There shall scantly be that in him."
an old word for “between”
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
let have
From this reading There was less of it in Mall, I grant you.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Meg had a touch of Hal, too.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Meg had a touch of Hal, too.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "There shall scantly be that in him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There was less of it in Mall, I grant you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nay, I'll not say so much.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "There shall scantly be that in him."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There was less of it in Mall, I grant you.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading There was less of it in Mall, I grant you.
a public area set aside as a pedestrian walk
From this reading There was less of it in Mall, I grant you.
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading Meg had a touch of Hal, too.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "Nay, I'll not say so much.
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, I'll not say so much.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Nay, I'll not say so much.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meg had a touch of Hal, too.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
express in words
From this reading "Nay, I'll not say so much.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There shall scantly be that in him."
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "There shall scantly be that in him."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Nay, I'll not say so much.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "There shall scantly be that in him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There shall scantly be that in him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Meg had a touch of Hal, too.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Meg had a touch of Hal, too.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twas ill turning her down one road an' she took the bit betwixt her teeth, and had a mind to go the other.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was less of it in Mall, I grant you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There was less of it in Mall, I grant you.
Chapter 11 of Clare Avery: A Story of the Spanish Armada by Emily Sarah Holt holds 392 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.
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