Chapter 10 of Frederica and Her Guardians is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Frederica and Her Guardians is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark. "Yes," said his brother; "she is gone, and so is her husband." "Dead! His daughter does not know." "No. Why tell her sooner than needful?
Chapter 10 of Frederica and Her Guardians is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"Yes," said his brother; "she is gone, and so is her husband."”
a female human offspring
From this reading “His daughter does not know."”
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading “"And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “"Yes," said his brother; "she is gone, and so is her husband."”
for more time
From this reading “"And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.”
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading “"No. Why tell her sooner than needful?”
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading “"No. Why tell her sooner than needful?”
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading “"And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.”
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 “"And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Yes," said his brother; "she is gone, and so is her husband."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
a female human offspring
From this reading His daughter does not know."
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading "Dead!
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His daughter does not know."
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," said his brother; "she is gone, and so is her husband."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes," said his brother; "she is gone, and so is her husband."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "Yes," said his brother; "she is gone, and so is her husband."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading His daughter does not know."
for more time
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading "No. Why tell her sooner than needful?
not any; not one
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading His daughter does not know."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes," said his brother; "she is gone, and so is her husband."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
comparatives of “soon” or “early”
From this reading "No. Why tell her sooner than needful?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
express in words
From this reading "No. Why tell her sooner than needful?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "No. Why tell her sooner than needful?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "And so Theresa St. Hubert is gone!" said Mr St. Cyr, as he entered the room, which was no longer dark.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "No. Why tell her sooner than needful?
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said his brother; "she is gone, and so is her husband."
Chapter 10 of Frederica and Her Guardians by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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