Chapter 3 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
And on she walked, brushing past the maid. I tarried. "Are you Hilda la Vileyne?" I said unto her. "Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.
Chapter 3 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading “And on she walked, brushing past the maid.”
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading “"Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.”
a female domestic
From this reading “And on she walked, brushing past the maid.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “"Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.”
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “And on she walked, brushing past the maid.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.”
an old word for “to”
From this reading “I said unto her.”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “And on she walked, brushing past the maid.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And on she walked, brushing past the maid.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you Hilda la Vileyne?"
the act of brushing your teeth
From this reading And on she walked, brushing past the maid.
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading "Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I said unto her.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you Hilda la Vileyne?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I tarried.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.
a white soft metallic element that tarnishes readily; occurs in rare earth minerals and is usually classified as a rare earth
From this reading "Are you Hilda la Vileyne?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.
a female domestic
From this reading And on she walked, brushing past the maid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And on she walked, brushing past the maid.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading And on she walked, brushing past the maid.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I said unto her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And on she walked, brushing past the maid.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I tarried.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Dame, that is my name, and here is my little sister Iolande.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And on she walked, brushing past the maid.
an old word for “to”
From this reading I said unto her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Are you Hilda la Vileyne?"
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading And on she walked, brushing past the maid.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you Hilda la Vileyne?"
Chapter 3 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers by Emily Sarah Holt holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 3 holds 399 sentences of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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