Chapter 1 of Countess Kate is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Countess Kate is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do! I’m going to see what o’clock it is.” “I heard it strike eleven just now.” “Sylvia, you’ll tip up! What a tremendous stretch!”
Chapter 1 of Countess Kate is here in full — 168 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/33 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading ““THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!”
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading ““THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!”
being one more than ten
From this reading ““I heard it strike eleven just now.””
according to the clock
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading “What a tremendous stretch!””
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading ““I heard it strike eleven just now.””
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading ““Sylvia, you’ll tip up!”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading “What a tremendous stretch!””
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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 What a tremendous stretch!”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
being one more than ten
From this reading “I heard it strike eleven just now.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
the act of departing
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “I heard it strike eleven just now.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
and nothing more
From this reading “I heard it strike eleven just now.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “I heard it strike eleven just now.”
according to the clock
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading What a tremendous stretch!”
deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
From this reading “I heard it strike eleven just now.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Sylvia, you’ll tip up!
in or at that place or location
From this reading “THERE, I’ve done every bit I can do!
the extreme end of something; especially something pointed
From this reading “Sylvia, you’ll tip up!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading What a tremendous stretch!”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Sylvia, you’ll tip up!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I’m going to see what o’clock it is.”
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From this reading “Sylvia, you’ll tip up!
Chapter 1 of Countess Kate by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 168 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 1 holds 168 sentences of Countess Kate, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Countess Kate by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 168 sentences, grouped into 34 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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About 208 minutes of reading across 500 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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