Chapter 9 of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated. "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind. Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself. Do take another sandwich! To please me!
Chapter 9 of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story is here in full — 448 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading “Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.”
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading “"She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.”
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading “Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.”
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading “Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.”
two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading “Do take another sandwich!”
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
From this reading “Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.”
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading “Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.”
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 Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Do take another sandwich!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
put or send forth
From this reading Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.
hasty and without attention to detail; not thorough
From this reading Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do take another sandwich!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
the activity of keeping something secret
From this reading "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.
past form of “indicate” — be a signal for or a symptom of
From this reading Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading To please me!
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
two (or more) slices of bread with a filling between them
From this reading Do take another sandwich!
United States religious leader who was the first person born in the United States to be canonized (1774-1821)
From this reading Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
carry out
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Guy Seton cast a cursory glance in the direction indicated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To please me!
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.
which person or people
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading "She is probably behind a tree or a hedge, hiding from the wind.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Miss Dreda strikes me as a young woman who can take remarkably good care of herself.
Chapter 9 of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 448 sentences, grouped into 90 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 9 holds 448 sentences of Etheldreda the Ready: A School Story, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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