Chapter 11 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. TRELAWNY. "I'm not sure that mama will let them go. We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way. "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
Chapter 11 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “blame” — put or pin the blame on
From this reading “"I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.”
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.”
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
From this reading “We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.”
(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 “"I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"I'm not sure that mama will let them go.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “"I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.”
exaggeratedly proper
From this reading “We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"I'm not sure that mama will let them go.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
-ing form of “blame” — put or pin the blame on
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
(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 "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'm not sure that mama will let them go.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not sure that mama will let them go.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "I'm not sure that mama will let them go.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "I'm not sure that mama will let them go.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
not any; not one
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not sure that mama will let them go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
exaggeratedly proper
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I'm not sure that mama will let them go.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I'm not sure that mama will let them go.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "I'm not sure that mama will let them go.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TRELAWNY.
precisely as stated
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have been very much disappointed and displeased," said Prissy in her primmest way.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I'm not sure that mama will let them go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I'm not blaming you, Esther; you knew no more about it than I did myself.
Chapter 11 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 336 sentences, grouped into 68 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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