Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of Dorothy Harcourt's secret is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ROMA AND HER ASPIRATIONS “Oh, Lady! Lady! Lady! Oh, Lady! Lady!
Dorothy Harcourt's secret
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of Dorothy Harcourt's secret is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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ROMA
AND
HER
ASPIRATIONS
“Oh,
Lady!
Lady!
Lady!
Oh,
Lady!
Lady!
LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Dorothy Harcourt's secret
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of Dorothy Harcourt's secret is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/37 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
Line 1
ROMA
AND
HER
ASPIRATIONS
“Oh,
Lady!
/ˈroʊmɑː ənd hɜːr ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz oʊ ˈleɪdi/
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Lady!
/ˈleɪdi/
Line 3
Lady!
/ˈleɪdi/
Line 4
Oh,
Lady!
/oʊ ˈleɪdi/
Line 5
Lady!
/ˈleɪdi/
Learner Dictionary
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aspirations
noun
US /ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading “ROMA AND HER ASPIRATIONS “Oh, Lady!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “ROMA AND HER ASPIRATIONS “Oh, Lady!”
roma
noun
US /ˈroʊmɑː/
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading “ROMA AND HER ASPIRATIONS “Oh, Lady!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ROMA AND HER ASPIRATIONS “Oh, Lady!
ASPIRATIONSnounUS /ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading ROMA AND HER ASPIRATIONS “Oh, Lady!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ROMA AND HER ASPIRATIONS “Oh, Lady!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ROMA AND HER ASPIRATIONS “Oh, Lady!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading ROMA AND HER ASPIRATIONS “Oh, Lady!
ROMAnounUS /ˈroʊmɑː/
a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling
From this reading ROMA AND HER ASPIRATIONS “Oh, Lady!
Chapter 29 of Dorothy Harcourt's secret by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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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