Chapter 15 of Kitty Trenire is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Kitty Trenire is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BANISHED. Kitty was to be sent away to school. That was what that unlucky day had done for Kitty. The fiat had gone forth, and there was no escape. Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
Chapter 15 of Kitty Trenire is here in full — 233 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.”
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading “BANISHED.”
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
From this reading “The fiat had gone forth, and there was no escape.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “Kitty was to be sent away to school.”
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading “Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.”
respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
From this reading “Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.”
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading “Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.”
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading “That was what that unlucky day had done for Kitty.”
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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 Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The fiat had gone forth, and there was no escape.
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Kitty was to be sent away to school.
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading BANISHED.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Kitty was to be sent away to school.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That was what that unlucky day had done for Kitty.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading That was what that unlucky day had done for Kitty.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading The fiat had gone forth, and there was no escape.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
From this reading The fiat had gone forth, and there was no escape.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was what that unlucky day had done for Kitty.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The fiat had gone forth, and there was no escape.
set up or found
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
made afraid
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
destroyed or killed
From this reading The fiat had gone forth, and there was no escape.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That was what that unlucky day had done for Kitty.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Kitty was to be sent away to school.
having or showing profound knowledge
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
not any; not one
From this reading The fiat had gone forth, and there was no escape.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
respiratory disease characterized by inflammation of the lung parenchyma (excluding the bronchi) with congestion caused by viruses or bacteria or irritants
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
an educational institution
From this reading Kitty was to be sent away to school.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading Kitty was to be sent away to school.
in a serious manner
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
past form of “summon” — call in an official matter, such as to attend court
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That was what that unlucky day had done for Kitty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fiat had gone forth, and there was no escape.
in or at that place or location
From this reading The fiat had gone forth, and there was no escape.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kitty was to be sent away to school.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading That was what that unlucky day had done for Kitty.
precisely as stated
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kitty was to be sent away to school.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading That was what that unlucky day had done for Kitty.
at the time that
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Aunt Pike had been very frightened indeed when she was summoned home, and learned all about Anna's Helbarrow Tors experience, and found her seriously ill with pneumonia as a result of it.
Chapter 15 of Kitty Trenire by Mabel Quiller-Couch holds 233 sentences, grouped into 47 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.
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