Chapter 10 of Concerning Isabel Carnaby is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Concerning Isabel Carnaby is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Indecision. Do I love you? Can I prove you More than all the world to me? Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be. One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
Chapter 10 of Concerning Isabel Carnaby is here in full — 253 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.”
doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
From this reading “Indecision.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.”
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.”
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading “Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “Can I prove you More than all the world to me?”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.”
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In this reading “One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.”
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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 One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Can I prove you More than all the world to me?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can I prove you More than all the world to me?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I love you?
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
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From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Do I love you?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action
From this reading Indecision.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Do I love you?
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Can I prove you More than all the world to me?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Can I prove you More than all the world to me?
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading Can I prove you More than all the world to me?
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Can I prove you More than all the world to me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Can I prove you More than all the world to me?
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Can I prove you More than all the world to me?
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading One afternoon, early in the season following Paul's visit to Elton Manor, he and Isabel were seated under a tree in Kensington Gardens.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Thus I ponder, and I wonder What my true reply must be.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Can I prove you More than all the world to me?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Do I love you?
Chapter 10 of Concerning Isabel Carnaby by Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler holds 253 sentences, grouped into 51 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 253 sentences of Concerning Isabel Carnaby, unabridged, divided into 51 reading sections.
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