Chapter 19 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds. —Shakespeare. I follow you. To do I know not what. —Shakespeare.
Chapter 19 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading “THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.”
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading “THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.”
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading “I follow you.”
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading “THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “To do I know not what.”
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading “THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.”
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading “—Shakespeare.”
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading To do I know not what.
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading I follow you.
highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
From this reading THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I follow you.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading To do I know not what.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading To do I know not what.
a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
From this reading THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading —Shakespeare.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To do I know not what.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To do I know not what.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE PLOT Foul whisperings are abroad; and unnat’ral deeds.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I follow you.
Chapter 19 of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees by Charles J. (Charles Jacobs) Peterson holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 19 holds 112 sentences of Kate Aylesford: A Story of the Refugees, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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