Chapter 5 of Lady Merton, Colonist is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Lady Merton, Colonist is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I say, Elizabeth, you're not going to sit out there all day, and get your death of cold? Why don't you come in and read a novel like a sensible woman?" "Because I can read a novel at home--and I can't see Canada." "See Canada! What is there to see?"
Chapter 5 of Lady Merton, Colonist is here in full — 309 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading “"Because I can read a novel at home--and I can't see Canada."”
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading “"I say, Elizabeth, you're not going to sit out there all day, and get your death of cold?”
the event of dying or departure from life
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daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
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an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
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interpret something that is written or printed
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showing reason or sound judgment
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be seated
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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 Why don't you come in and read a novel like a sensible woman?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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in or near a particular place or position
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for the reason that
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to be able to, or to be allowed to
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From this reading "Because I can read a novel at home--and I can't see Canada."
a nation in northern North America; the French were the first Europeans to settle in mainland Canada
From this reading "Because I can read a novel at home--and I can't see Canada."
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading "I say, Elizabeth, you're not going to sit out there all day, and get your death of cold?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why don't you come in and read a novel like a sensible woman?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
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the event of dying or departure from life
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From this reading Why don't you come in and read a novel like a sensible woman?"
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
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come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
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the act of departing
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where you live at a particular time
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the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
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inside something, or within a place, period, or state
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is there to see?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why don't you come in and read a novel like a sensible woman?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
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an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Why don't you come in and read a novel like a sensible woman?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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not allowed to continue to bat or run
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interpret something that is written or printed
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express in words
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perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
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showing reason or sound judgment
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be seated
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in or at that place or location
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
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used to ask for information about something
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the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why don't you come in and read a novel like a sensible woman?"
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
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the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why don't you come in and read a novel like a sensible woman?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I say, Elizabeth, you're not going to sit out there all day, and get your death of cold?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
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Chapter 5 of Lady Merton, Colonist by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 309 sentences, grouped into 62 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 5 holds 309 sentences of Lady Merton, Colonist, unabridged, divided into 62 reading sections.
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