Chapter 12 of Esther : a book for girls is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Esther : a book for girls is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WE HAVE MISSED DAME BUSTLE." One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars. On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed! Oh, Esther, for shame! It was just before dinner.
Chapter 12 of Esther : a book for girls is here in full — 159 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a rapid active commotion
From this reading “"WE HAVE MISSED DAME BUSTLE."”
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading “One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “"WE HAVE MISSED DAME BUSTLE."”
a very small circular shape
From this reading “On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!”
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading “Oh, Esther, for shame!”
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading “One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"WE HAVE MISSED DAME BUSTLE."”
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading “On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was just before dinner.
a rapid active commotion
From this reading "WE HAVE MISSED DAME BUSTLE."
plural of “cedar” — any of numerous trees of the family Cupressaceae that resemble cedars
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading "WE HAVE MISSED DAME BUSTLE."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading It was just before dinner.
a very small circular shape
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
(Old Testament) a beautiful Jewess chosen by the king of Persia to be his queen; she stopped a plot to massacre all the Jews in Persia (an event celebrated by Jews as the feast of Purim)
From this reading Oh, Esther, for shame!
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Oh, Esther, for shame!
the act of departing
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "WE HAVE MISSED DAME BUSTLE."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just before dinner.
immediately past
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
past form of “linger” — remain present although waning or gradually dying
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
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 One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading "WE HAVE MISSED DAME BUSTLE."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Esther, for shame!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading Oh, Esther, for shame!
past form of “sigh” — heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading One other conversation lingered long in my memory, and it took place on my last evening at the Cedars.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "WE HAVE MISSED DAME BUSTLE."
but in spite of that
From this reading On the next day I was going home to mother and Dot, and yet I sighed!
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