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Emily Fox-Seton
Emily Fox-Seton

Chapter I · Chapter 1

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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She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:
"There's Walderhurst."
The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.
He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.
It was perhaps, on the whole, rather an air of knowing what he wanted.
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LEARNER DICTIONARY
Archivist
/ˈɑːrkɪvɪst/
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A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.

Emily Fox-Seton

Chapter I · Chapter 1

Chapter 1 of Emily Fox-Seton is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 64/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 316–320

Line 1
She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:
/ʃiː wɑːz ɪn ðɪs əˈtræktɪv poʊz wen ˈleɪdi mərˈiːə tɜːrnd ɪn hɜːr siːt ənd sed/
Line 2
"There's Walderhurst."
Line 3
The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.
/ðə mæn huː hæd ˈdrɪvən hɪmˈself ˈoʊvər frʌm ðə ˈsteɪʃən ɪn ðə kɑːrt wɑːz ˈkʌmɪŋ təˈwɔːrdz ðem əˈkrɔːs ðə ɡræs/
Line 4
He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.
/hiː wɑːz pæst ˈmɪdəl laɪf ənd pleɪn bʌt wɑːz ʌv ɡʊd haɪt ənd hæd æn er/
Line 5
It was perhaps, on the whole, rather an air of knowing what he wanted.
/ɪt wɑːz pərˈhæps ɑːn ðə hoʊl ˈræðər æn er ʌv ˈnoʊɪŋ wʌt hiː ˈwɔːntɪd/

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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

attractive adjective US /əˈtræktɪv/

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading “She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:”

cart noun US /kɑːrt/

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading “The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.”

driven adjective US /ˈdrɪvən/

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading “The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.”

grass verb US /ɡræs/

shoot down, of birds

From this reading “The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.”

height noun US /haɪt/

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading “He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.”

Maria noun US /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading “She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:”

pose verb US /poʊz/

introduce

From this reading “She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:”

station noun US /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading “The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.”

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acrossprepositionUS /əˈkrɔːs/

from one side of something to the other

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

airnounUS /er/

a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

andeterminerUS /æn/

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

attractiveadjectiveUS /əˈtræktɪv/

pleasing to the eye or mind especially through beauty or charm

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

butconjunctionUS /bʌt/

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

cartnounUS /kɑːrt/

a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/

the act of drawing spatially closer to something

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

drivenadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪvən/

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

fromprepositionUS /frʌm/

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

goodadjectiveUS /ɡʊd/

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

grassverbUS /ɡræs/

shoot down, of birds

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

HepronounUS /hiː/

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

heightnounUS /haɪt/

the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

ItpronounUS /ɪt/

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading It was perhaps, on the whole, rather an air of knowing what he wanted.

knowingadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊɪŋ/

evidencing the possession of inside information

From this reading It was perhaps, on the whole, rather an air of knowing what he wanted.

LadynounUS /ˈleɪdi/

a polite name for any woman

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

lifenounUS /laɪf/

a characteristic state or mode of living

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

mannounUS /mæn/

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

middlenounUS /ˈmɪdəl/

an area that is approximately central within some larger region

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading It was perhaps, on the whole, rather an air of knowing what he wanted.

overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/

above and across; more than

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

pastnounUS /pæst/

the time that has elapsed

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

perhapsadverbUS /pərˈhæps/

by chance

From this reading It was perhaps, on the whole, rather an air of knowing what he wanted.

plainadjectiveUS /pleɪn/

clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment

From this reading He was past middle life and plain, but was of good height and had an air.

poseverbUS /poʊz/

introduce

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

ratheradverbUS /ˈræðər/

on the contrary

From this reading It was perhaps, on the whole, rather an air of knowing what he wanted.

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

seatnounUS /siːt/

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

ShepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

stationnounUS /ˈsteɪʃən/

a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

thempronounUS /ðem/

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

There's

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's Walderhurst."

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

towardsprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrdz/

in the direction of

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/

moved around an axis or center

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

Walderhurst

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "There's Walderhurst."

wantedadjectiveUS /ˈwɔːntɪd/

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading It was perhaps, on the whole, rather an air of knowing what he wanted.

wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading It was perhaps, on the whole, rather an air of knowing what he wanted.

whenconjunctionUS /wen/

at the time that

From this reading She was in this attractive pose when Lady Maria turned in her seat and said:

whopronounUS /huː/

which person or people

From this reading The man who had driven himself over from the station in the cart was coming towards them across the grass.

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

From this reading It was perhaps, on the whole, rather an air of knowing what he wanted.

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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