Chapter 8 of Grisly Grisell is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Grisly Grisell is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE KING-MAKER O where is faith? O where is loyalty? SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_. GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting. “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
Chapter 8 of Grisly Grisell is here in full — 155 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading “GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.”
possessive form of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading “GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.”
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading “GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.”
the quality of being loyal
From this reading “O where is loyalty?”
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading “GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.”
dependable
From this reading ““Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!”
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anew
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
possessive form of “earl” — a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
(usually plural) an acknowledgment or expression of good will (especially on meeting)
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
(astronomy) the angular distance of a celestial point measured westward along the celestial equator from the zenith crossing; the right ascension for an observer at a particular location and time of day
From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
the quality of being loyal
From this reading O where is loyalty?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
inflected form of “ride” — sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
dependable
From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading SHAKESPEARE, _Henry VI._, _Part II_.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
in or at the place that
From this reading THE KING-MAKER O where is faith?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Ha, stout Will of Whitburn, well met!
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading GRISELL was disappointed in her hopes of seeing her Countess of Salisbury again, for as she rode into the Castle of York she heard the Earl’s hearty voice of greeting.
Chapter 8 of Grisly Grisell by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 155 sentences, grouped into 31 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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