Chapter 26 of Isabel Leicester is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Isabel Leicester is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room. "Everard is coming home." "Oh, is he? I'm so glad," returned Alice. "Yes; mamma had a letter to-day.
Chapter 26 of Isabel Leicester is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading “"What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “"Everard is coming home."”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I'm so glad," returned Alice.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “"Yes; mamma had a letter to-day.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “"Yes; mamma had a letter to-day.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I'm so glad," returned Alice.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “"What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.”
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 "Yes; mamma had a letter to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm so glad," returned Alice.
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading "What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "Everard is coming home."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Everard is coming home."
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading I'm so glad," returned Alice.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes; mamma had a letter to-day.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Oh, is he?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Everard is coming home."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm so glad," returned Alice.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Everard is coming home."
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Yes; mamma had a letter to-day.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading "Yes; mamma had a letter to-day.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, is he?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I'm so glad," returned Alice.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I'm so glad," returned Alice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; mamma had a letter to-day.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; mamma had a letter to-day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you think?" cried Rose, bursting into the school-room.
Chapter 26 of Isabel Leicester by Maude, -1895 Alma holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 26 holds 108 sentences of Isabel Leicester, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 26 of Isabel Leicester by Maude, -1895 Alma exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 108 sentences, grouped into 22 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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