Chapter 14 of Elizabeth is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Elizabeth is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. ELIZABETH ARNOLD AS A MOTHER. Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters. Two of the daughters were recalled between the ages of two and four. Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
Chapter 14 of Elizabeth is here in full — 26 sentences across 6 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading “Two of the daughters were recalled between the ages of two and four.”
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “ELIZABETH ARNOLD AS A MOTHER.”
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading “Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.”
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “ELIZABETH ARNOLD AS A MOTHER.”
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading “Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.”
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading “Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.”
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading “Two of the daughters were recalled between the ages of two and four.”
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading “Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.”
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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 ELIZABETH ARNOLD AS A MOTHER.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading Two of the daughters were recalled between the ages of two and four.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading ELIZABETH ARNOLD AS A MOTHER.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading ELIZABETH ARNOLD AS A MOTHER.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Two of the daughters were recalled between the ages of two and four.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
a pair who associate with one another
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
plural of “daughter” — a female human offspring
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
being one more than seven
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading ELIZABETH ARNOLD AS A MOTHER.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Two of the daughters were recalled between the ages of two and four.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
held dear
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading ELIZABETH ARNOLD AS A MOTHER.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
a low continuous indistinct sound; often accompanied by movement of the lips without the production of articulate speech
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Two of the daughters were recalled between the ages of two and four.
having or showing or expressing reverence for a deity
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading Two of the daughters were recalled between the ages of two and four.
past form of “resign” — leave (a job, post, or position) voluntarily
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
plural of “son” — a male human offspring
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
not in physical motion
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Two of the daughters were recalled between the ages of two and four.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two of the daughters were recalled between the ages of two and four.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Eight children were given to this pious couple--five sons and three daughters.
which person or people
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Lovely and much loved, they were still resigned to Him who demanded their return, and that, too, without a murmur.
Chapter 14 of Elizabeth by Ebenezer Arnold holds 26 sentences, grouped into 6 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 14 holds 26 sentences of Elizabeth, unabridged, divided into 6 reading sections.
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