Chapter 12 of Her Season in Bath: A Story of Bygone Days is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 12 of Her Season in Bath: A Story of Bygone Days is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
DISCOVERED. Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room. "Did you send my letter, Graves?" "Yes." "Surely, by a safe hand?"
Chapter 12 of Her Season in Bath: A Story of Bygone Days is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.”
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading “DISCOVERED.”
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading “Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.”
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading “Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.”
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading “Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.”
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading “Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.”
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading “Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"Surely, by a safe hand?"”
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avoid (one's assigned duties)
In this reading “Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.”
In this reading “Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.”
In this reading “Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Surely, by a safe hand?"
later than; following
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Surely, by a safe hand?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Did you send my letter, Graves?"
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading DISCOVERED.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
English writer known for his interest in mythology and in the classics (1895-1985)
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Surely, by a safe hand?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Did you send my letter, Graves?"
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Did you send my letter, Graves?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Surely, by a safe hand?"
the place where some action occurs
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "Did you send my letter, Graves?"
inflected form of “shrink” — wither, as with a loss of moisture
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Surely, by a safe hand?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Griselda shrank from meeting Lady Betty after the stormy scene of the previous day, and Graves brought her breakfast to her own room.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Did you send my letter, Graves?"
Chapter 12 of Her Season in Bath: A Story of Bygone Days by Emma Marshall holds 145 sentences, grouped into 29 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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