Chapter 10 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONFESSIONS. Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her. "O Miss Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you! I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all. But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
Chapter 10 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls is here in full — 331 sentences across 67 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading “But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.”
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “CONFESSIONS.”
(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 “Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.”
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading “Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.”
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading “But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.”
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.”
In this reading “But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.”
In this reading “Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and 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 I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "O Miss Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
a covering designed to be worn on a person's body
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
a state at a particular time
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
plural of “confession” — an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading CONFESSIONS.
dearly loved
From this reading "O Miss Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.
(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 Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
nervous and unable to relax
From this reading I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.
set up or found
From this reading Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading "O Miss Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you!
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O Miss Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you!
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 I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "O Miss Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "O Miss Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
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 Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "O Miss Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
the degree of hotness or coldness of a body or environment (corresponding to its molecular activity)
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Esther found Genefer at the door on the lookout for her.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O Miss Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was getting fidgety about you--so long away up there, and the storm and all.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading But you are not wet through at all events," feeling the condition of her clothing and the temperature of her hands.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "O Miss Esther, my dear, I am glad to see you!
Chapter 10 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 331 sentences, grouped into 67 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.
Chapter 10 holds 331 sentences of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 67 reading sections.
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