Chapter 16 of Lady Connie is here in full — 626 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Lady Connie is here in full — 626 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station. Annette was behind her. As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face. They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin. Nora was deeply sunburnt.
Chapter 16 of Lady Connie is here in full — 626 sentences across 126 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading “As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.”
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading “They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.”
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading “Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.”
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading “Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.”
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading “Nora was deeply sunburnt.”
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading “As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.”
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading “Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.”
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading “As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Annette was behind her.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
-ing form of “beckon” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Annette was behind her.
past form of “belong” — be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
a lake in southeastern Germany on the northern side of the Swiss Alps; forms part of the Rhine River
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading Nora was deeply sunburnt.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
set up or found
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Annette was behind her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
cut with a saw
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading Nora was deeply sunburnt.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They belonged to Nora Hooper, and in another minute Connie found herself taken possession of by her cousin.
in the direction of
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
create by training and teaching
From this reading Constance Bledlow stepped out of the Bletchley train into the crowded Oxford station.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Annette was behind her.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading As they made their way towards the luggage van, Connie saw a beckoning hand and face.
Chapter 16 of Lady Connie by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 626 sentences, grouped into 126 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 16 holds 626 sentences of Lady Connie, unabridged, divided into 126 reading sections.
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