Chapter 19 of Just a Girl is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Just a Girl is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement. “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said. “Yes,” said Lady Wyndover. “But this one is going to marry the future Duke of Belfayre. My dear, this is going to be _the_ wedding of the season!”
Chapter 19 of Just a Girl is here in full — 330 sentences across 66 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading “The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.”
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading ““But this one is going to marry the future Duke of Belfayre.”
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading “The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.”
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading “The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.”
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading “My dear, this is going to be _the_ wedding of the season!””
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading “The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “My dear, this is going to be _the_ wedding of the season!””
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.”
In this reading “The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.”
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the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But this one is going to marry the future Duke of Belfayre.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But this one is going to marry the future Duke of Belfayre.
past form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear, this is going to be _the_ wedding of the season!”
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading “But this one is going to marry the future Duke of Belfayre.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
yet to be or coming
From this reading “But this one is going to marry the future Duke of Belfayre.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
the act of departing
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “But this one is going to marry the future Duke of Belfayre.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Yes,” said Lady Wyndover.
joined in matrimony
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
take in marriage
From this reading “But this one is going to marry the future Duke of Belfayre.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear, this is going to be _the_ wedding of the season!”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
on one occasion
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
plural of “preparation” — the activity of putting or setting in order in advance of some act or purpose
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading My dear, this is going to be _the_ wedding of the season!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “But this one is going to marry the future Duke of Belfayre.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading My dear, this is going to be _the_ wedding of the season!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, twenty girls might be going to be married, instead of one,” she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The preparations commenced at once, and they were so vast as to fill Esmeralda with amazement.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Yes,” said Lady Wyndover.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes,” said Lady Wyndover.
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