Chapter 9 of Eleanor is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Eleanor is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'Miss Foster is not getting up? How is she?' 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work. Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.' The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
Chapter 9 of Eleanor is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.”
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading “The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.”
promote the growth of
From this reading “'Miss Foster is not getting up?”
the act of acquiring something
From this reading “'Miss Foster is not getting up?”
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading “'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.”
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading “Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'”
plural of “speaker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading “The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.”
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later than; following
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
British general in the American Revolution who captured Fort Ticonderoga but lost the battle of Saratoga in 1777 (1722-1792)
From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
promote the growth of
From this reading 'Miss Foster is not getting up?
the act of acquiring something
From this reading 'Miss Foster is not getting up?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is she?'
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Miss Foster is not getting up?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading 'Miss Foster is not getting up?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Miss Foster is not getting up?
and nothing more
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
on the contrary
From this reading Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How is she?'
plural of “speaker” — someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
not in physical motion
From this reading Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Aunt Pattie thought her rather shaken still.'
up to a particular time
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading 'Miss Foster is not getting up?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The speakers were Manisty and Mrs. Burgoyne.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading 'I believe Aunt Pattie only persuaded her to rest till after breakfast, and that was hard work.
Chapter 9 of Eleanor by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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 9 holds 494 sentences of Eleanor, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
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