Chapter 3 of Herb of Grace is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Herb of Grace is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight! Better a homely tenderness Than beauty's wild delight! --MACDONALD. Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him. On this occasion he had promised to remain two nights.
Chapter 3 of Herb of Grace is here in full — 126 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/25 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.”
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading “Better a homely tenderness Than beauty's wild delight!”
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading “Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “On this occasion he had promised to remain two nights.”
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading “Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.”
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading “Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.”
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading “Better a homely tenderness Than beauty's wild delight!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Better a homely tenderness Than beauty's wild delight!
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Better a homely tenderness Than beauty's wild delight!
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
divisible by two
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading On this occasion he had promised to remain two nights.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading Better a homely tenderness Than beauty's wild delight!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
plural of “invitation” — a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --MACDONALD.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
necessary for relief or supply
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading On this occasion he had promised to remain two nights.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading On this occasion he had promised to remain two nights.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On this occasion he had promised to remain two nights.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading On this occasion he had promised to remain two nights.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
possessive form of “queen” — the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
-ing form of “refuse” — show unwillingness towards
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading On this occasion he had promised to remain two nights.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading Better a homely tenderness Than beauty's wild delight!
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading On this occasion he had promised to remain two nights.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading On this occasion he had promised to remain two nights.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Better a homely tenderness Than beauty's wild delight!
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading ANNA Better to feel a love within Than be lovely to the sight!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Malcolm often spent a night at Queen's Gate; he made a point of never refusing his mother's invitations, and would even put off an engagement if she needed him.
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