Chapter 11 of Honest Wullie is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Honest Wullie is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BELLE. Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year. She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health. No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made. But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
Chapter 11 of Honest Wullie is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading “No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made.”
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading “BELLE.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.”
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading “But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.”
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.”
United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading “Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.”
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading “Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year.”
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 “Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year.”
In this reading “She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.”
in a lengthy or prolix manner
In this reading “But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.”
In this reading “But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
passing reference or indirect mention
From this reading No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made.
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading BELLE.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
plural of “expense” — amounts paid for goods and services that may be currently tax deductible (as opposed to capital expenditures)
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
a social unit living together
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
the act of departing
From this reading No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
comparative of “heavy” — of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
United States publisher (born in Australia in 1931)
From this reading Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year.
not any; not one
From this reading No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
coming next after the fifteenth in position
From this reading Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But the family expenses becoming each year heavier, the proposal so much dreaded by Mrs. Murdoch at length came.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
conforming to the rules of grammar or usage accepted by native speakers
From this reading She was tall, well-formed, fair, and a picture of perfect health.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Belle Murdoch had now reached her sixteenth year.
but in spite of that
From this reading No allusion to her going out to service had yet been made.
Chapter 11 of Honest Wullie by Lydia L. Rouse holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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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