Chapter 10 of Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute. 'I suppose you know that's a quotation,' she said. 'Weren't you a bit out?' he answered, and repeated the phrase. 'Excuse my correcting you.' Bridget shrugged.
Chapter 10 of Lady Bridget in the Never-Never Land is here in full — 232 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading “Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.”
-ing form of “correct” — make right or correct
From this reading “'Excuse my correcting you.'”
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading “'Weren't you a bit out?' he answered, and repeated the phrase.”
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading “'I suppose you know that's a quotation,' she said.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.”
propose a toast to
From this reading “Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.”
aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
From this reading “Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Bridget shrugged.”
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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 Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading 'Weren't you a bit out?' he answered, and repeated the phrase.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading 'Weren't you a bit out?' he answered, and repeated the phrase.
Irish abbess; a patron saint of Ireland (453-523)
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
-ing form of “correct” — make right or correct
From this reading 'Excuse my correcting you.'
accept an excuse for
From this reading 'Excuse my correcting you.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Weren't you a bit out?' he answered, and repeated the phrase.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I suppose you know that's a quotation,' she said.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading 'I suppose you know that's a quotation,' she said.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
assembled for use; especially by being attached to a support
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'Excuse my correcting you.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Weren't you a bit out?' he answered, and repeated the phrase.
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading 'Weren't you a bit out?' he answered, and repeated the phrase.
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
From this reading 'I suppose you know that's a quotation,' she said.
on the contrary
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
recurring again and again
From this reading 'Weren't you a bit out?' he answered, and repeated the phrase.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I suppose you know that's a quotation,' she said.
propose a toast to
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
aware of yourself as an individual or of your own being and actions and thoughts
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I suppose you know that's a quotation,' she said.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Bridget shrugged.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
express a supposition
From this reading 'I suppose you know that's a quotation,' she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'I suppose you know that's a quotation,' she said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Lady Bridget recovered herself as Colin McKeith mounted the steps and made the two ladies a rather self-conscious salute.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Weren't you a bit out?' he answered, and repeated the phrase.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I suppose you know that's a quotation,' she said.
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