Chapter 9 of Lady Cassandra is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of Lady Cassandra is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders. "Domesticities again. I'm off. I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences... Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
Chapter 9 of Lady Cassandra is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences...”
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading “I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences...”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"”
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading “Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders.”
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading “Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders.”
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading “Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders.”
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading “I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences...”
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anew
From this reading "Domesticities again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences...
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
From this reading I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Domesticities again.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'm off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences...
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I'm off.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders.
inflected form of “shrug” — raise one's shoulders to indicate indifference or resignation
From this reading Martin laughed and shrugged his shoulders.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences...
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences...
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I believe Katrine used to dock off sixpences...
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
(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 Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well! you will let the Raynors know that we can have the house?"
Chapter 9 of Lady Cassandra by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 9 holds 408 sentences of Lady Cassandra, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Lady Cassandra by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 408 sentences, grouped into 82 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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