Chapter 11 of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?" "Not a bit." "Then you ought to. Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?" "Say?
Chapter 11 of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “"Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"”
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “"Not a bit."”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “"Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"Then you ought to.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"”
express a supposition
From this reading “Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Not a bit."
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading "Not a bit."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not a bit."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "Then you ought to.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
cut with a saw
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
express in words
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
express a supposition
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then you ought to.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then you ought to.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Suppose your poor mother saw you now, what do you think she would say?"
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Don't you feel ashamed of yourself?"
Chapter 11 of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story by George Manville Fenn holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 11 holds 400 sentences of Crown and Sceptre: A West Country Story, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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