Chapter 11 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga. "I did!" said Sister Philippa. "I kept my word." "There was only one vote for me," answered Sister Roberga. "Well, and I gave it," replied Sister Philippa.
Chapter 11 of In Convent Walls The Story of the Despensers is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “"There was only one vote for me," answered Sister Roberga.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.”
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading “"I kept my word."”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.”
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading “"Well, and I gave it," replied Sister Philippa.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.”
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading “"She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “"I kept my word."”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "There was only one vote for me," answered Sister Roberga.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Well, and I gave it," replied Sister Philippa.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I did!" said Sister Philippa.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well, and I gave it," replied Sister Philippa.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading "I kept my word."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I kept my word."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "There was only one vote for me," answered Sister Roberga.
and nothing more
From this reading "There was only one vote for me," answered Sister Roberga.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I did!" said Sister Philippa.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Well, and I gave it," replied Sister Philippa.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I did!" said Sister Philippa.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There was only one vote for me," answered Sister Roberga.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
a choice that is made by counting the number of people in favor of each alternative
From this reading "She promised to vote for me, and she did not!" cried Sister Roberga.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There was only one vote for me," answered Sister Roberga.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, and I gave it," replied Sister Philippa.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading "I kept my word."
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