Chapter 9 of Her kingdom is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Her kingdom is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news. I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household. I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home. Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy. But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
Chapter 9 of Her kingdom is here in full — 258 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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true confidential information
From this reading “But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.”
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading “I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home.”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading “Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.”
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home.”
publicly displayed
From this reading “But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.”
filled with shade
From this reading “Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.”
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.”
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 “LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.
dearly loved
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
the act of departing
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
true confidential information
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home.
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.
a social unit living together
From this reading I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.
information about recent and important events
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.
publicly displayed
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.
filled with shade
From this reading Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Out here, my house and estate, and children all seem vague and shadowy.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I shall be duly grateful on my next visit home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I like to hear of you all, so keep me posted with details.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I don't doubt that you're working wonders in my household.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading LOUISE'S DEPARTURE "DEAR ANSTICE,— "Many thanks for your letter and all your news.
Chapter 9 of Her kingdom by Amy Le Feuvre holds 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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 258 sentences of Her kingdom, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Her kingdom by Amy Le Feuvre exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 258 sentences, grouped into 52 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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