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Chapter 1 of Emily Fox-Seton is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all. Come and help me, Emily." Emily sat down beside her. "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me. It always amuses me to have Walderhurst.
Chapter 1 of Emily Fox-Seton is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading “It always amuses me to have Walderhurst.”
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading “"You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.”
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading “"You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.”
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading “Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.”
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading “"You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.”
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading “"You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.”
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading “"You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.”
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading “Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.”
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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 Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It always amuses me to have Walderhurst.
third-person singular of “amuse” — occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading It always amuses me to have Walderhurst.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Emily sat down beside her.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come and help me, Emily."
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
exquisitely fine and subtle and pleasing; susceptible to injury
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Emily sat down beside her.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
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From this reading Come and help me, Emily."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Come and help me, Emily."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Emily sat down beside her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come and help me, Emily."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Emily sat down beside her.
disgraceful gossip about the private lives of other people
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Good heavens! if I couldn't have a scandal and keep it quiet, I wouldn't have a scandal at all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You see, it is my early August party," said her ladyship, rubbing her delicate little old nose with her pencil, "and Walderhurst is coming to me.
Chapter 1 of Emily Fox-Seton by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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