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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.
"O miss!" exclaimed Jane. "How beautiful! I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness. The paragraph was about the Marquis of Walderhurst." "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
Chapter 1 of Emily Fox-Seton is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 37/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 181–185
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the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “"He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.”
possessive form of “maria” — a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading “"He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."”
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading “The paragraph was about the Marquis of Walderhurst."”
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading “I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.”
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading “The paragraph was about the Marquis of Walderhurst."”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading “I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.”
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading “I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "How beautiful!
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "O miss!" exclaimed Jane.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How beautiful!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "O miss!" exclaimed Jane.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
possessive form of “maria” — a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
humorist who wrote about the imaginary life of cockroaches (1878-1937)
From this reading The paragraph was about the Marquis of Walderhurst."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "O miss!" exclaimed Jane.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O miss!" exclaimed Jane.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The paragraph was about the Marquis of Walderhurst."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
one of several distinct subdivisions of a text intended to separate ideas; the beginning is usually marked by a new indented line
From this reading The paragraph was about the Marquis of Walderhurst."
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
an extended social group having a distinctive cultural and economic organization
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The paragraph was about the Marquis of Walderhurst."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
at the time that
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "He is Lady Maria's cousin," said Emily, "and he will be there when I am."
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading I was reading about Mallowe in 'Modern Society' the other day, and it said it was lovely and her ladyship's parties were wonderful for smartness.
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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