Chapter 10 of Lady Good-for-Nothing is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Lady Good-for-Nothing is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER TWO YEARS. "Come down and play!" Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head. "I must not; I'm doing my lessons." "Must not!" mimicked Master Dick.
Chapter 10 of Lady Good-for-Nothing is here in full — 235 sentences across 47 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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someone who is a detective
From this reading “"Must not!" mimicked Master Dick.”
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
From this reading “Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.”
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading “"I must not; I'm doing my lessons."”
inflected form of “mimic” — imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
From this reading “"Must not!" mimicked Master Dick.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading “"Come down and play!"”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.”
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later than; following
From this reading AFTER TWO YEARS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Come down and play!"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come down and play!"
someone who is a detective
From this reading "Must not!" mimicked Master Dick.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading "I must not; I'm doing my lessons."
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "Come down and play!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I must not; I'm doing my lessons."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I must not; I'm doing my lessons."
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
From this reading Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.
plural of “lesson” — a unit of instruction
From this reading "I must not; I'm doing my lessons."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading "Must not!" mimicked Master Dick.
inflected form of “mimic” — imitate (a person or manner), especially for satirical effect
From this reading "Must not!" mimicked Master Dick.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must not; I'm doing my lessons."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I must not; I'm doing my lessons."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I must not; I'm doing my lessons."
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Come down and play!"
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ruth, looking down from the open lattice, smiled and shook her head.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading AFTER TWO YEARS.
a late time of life
From this reading AFTER TWO YEARS.
Chapter 10 of Lady Good-for-Nothing by Arthur Quiller-Couch holds 235 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.
Chapter 10 holds 235 sentences of Lady Good-for-Nothing, unabridged, divided into 47 reading sections.
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