Chapter 8 of Flora Lyndsay is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Flora Lyndsay is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OLD JARVIS AND HIS DOG NEPTUNE. “Ma’am, old Jarvis is in the kitchen. He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby. “The poor old man! I thought he was dead,” said Flora.
Chapter 8 of Flora Lyndsay is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.”
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading “He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.”
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading “He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading ““Ma’am, old Jarvis is in the kitchen.”
a woman of refinement
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
From this reading “OLD JARVIS AND HIS DOG NEPTUNE.”
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading “He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OLD JARVIS AND HIS DOG NEPTUNE.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading I thought he was dead,” said Flora.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading OLD JARVIS AND HIS DOG NEPTUNE.
savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading I thought he was dead,” said Flora.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading OLD JARVIS AND HIS DOG NEPTUNE.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought he was dead,” said Flora.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “Ma’am, old Jarvis is in the kitchen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Ma’am, old Jarvis is in the kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading OLD JARVIS AND HIS DOG NEPTUNE.
and nothing more
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “Ma’am, old Jarvis is in the kitchen.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Ma’am, old Jarvis is in the kitchen.
a female domestic
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “The poor old man!
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
(Roman mythology) god of the sea; counterpart of Greek Poseidon
From this reading OLD JARVIS AND HIS DOG NEPTUNE.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading OLD JARVIS AND HIS DOG NEPTUNE.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “The poor old man!
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Ma’am, old Jarvis is in the kitchen.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought he was dead,” said Flora.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I thought he was dead,” said Flora.
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading He has brought some fish, and wants to see you,” said Flora’s maid one morning, as her mistress had just finished washing and dressing the baby.
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