Chapter 6 of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile. "Oh, please don't hurry her. I should be so sorry. You mustn't trouble about me. I can call another day."
Chapter 6 of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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.
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.”
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading “"Oh, please don't hurry her.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Oh, please don't hurry her.”
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
From this reading “Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “I should be so sorry.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “You mustn't trouble about me.”
smiling with happiness or optimism
From this reading “Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You mustn't trouble about me.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I can call another day."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I should be so sorry.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I can call another day."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can call another day."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I can call another day."
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, please don't hurry her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, please don't hurry her.
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading "Oh, please don't hurry her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should be so sorry.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You mustn't trouble about me.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You mustn't trouble about me.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, please don't hurry her.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Oh, please don't hurry her.
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should be so sorry.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I should be so sorry.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading I should be so sorry.
a source of difficulty
From this reading You mustn't trouble about me.
smiling with happiness or optimism
From this reading Mr Seton smiled, a delightful twinkly smile.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You mustn't trouble about me.
Chapter 6 of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 6 holds 453 sentences of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 453 sentences, grouped into 91 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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