Chapter 10 of Emily Fox-Seton is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Emily Fox-Seton is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"_Don't_ thank me--don't. Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves." And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond. And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be. Of that she felt sure.
Chapter 10 of Emily Fox-Seton is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading “And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.”
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.”
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading “Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."”
a small lake
From this reading “And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"_Don't_ thank me--don't.”
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading “And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.”
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading “And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.”
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an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "_Don't_ thank me--don't.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Of that she felt sure.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
and nothing more
From this reading Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Don't_ thank me--don't.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."
a small lake
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Of that she felt sure.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "_Don't_ thank me--don't.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Of that she felt sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Just let us _enjoy_ ourselves."
a black garment (dress) worn by a widow as a sign of mourning
From this reading And she might have been lying among the long, thick weeds of the pond.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading And it would not have been the accident it would have appeared to be.
Chapter 10 of Emily Fox-Seton by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 413 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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