Chapter 32 of Isabel Leicester is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Isabel Leicester is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson. "To see _me_, Susan?" exclaimed Isabel. "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name." "Very well, Susan. Who can it be?" she asked, turning to Alice.
Chapter 32 of Isabel Leicester is here in full — 98 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the act of giving
From this reading “"Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.”
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading “"Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.”
a unit of instruction
From this reading “"Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.”
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading “"Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.”
reflecting optimism
From this reading “"Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Who can it be?" she asked, turning to Alice.”
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading “"Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.”
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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 "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who can it be?" she asked, turning to Alice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who can it be?" she asked, turning to Alice.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Who can it be?" she asked, turning to Alice.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "To see _me_, Susan?" exclaimed Isabel.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name."
a man of refinement
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name."
the act of giving
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Who can it be?" she asked, turning to Alice.
immediately past
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
a largely agricultural county in central England
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
a unit of instruction
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "To see _me_, Susan?" exclaimed Isabel.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
reflecting optimism
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Who can it be?" she asked, turning to Alice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Who can it be?" she asked, turning to Alice.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well, Susan.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
(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 "Very well, Susan.
which person or people
From this reading Who can it be?" she asked, turning to Alice.
plural of “wish” — a specific feeling of desire
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, Miss, he asked for you, but he would not give his name."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Please, Miss Leicester, a gentleman wishes to see you," said Susan, putting her rosy face in at the school-room door, as Isabel was giving the children their last lesson.
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