Chapter 1 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BY MRS. HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc. "Hullo! No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob! Why, Delafield, my dear fellow, how are you?"
Chapter 1 of Lady Rose's Daughter is here in full — 403 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading “HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Why, Delafield, my dear fellow, how are you?"”
a boy or man
From this reading “Why, Delafield, my dear fellow, how are you?"”
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading “No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.”
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading “No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.”
an affirmative
From this reading “No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why, Delafield, my dear fellow, how are you?"
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY MRS.
dearly loved
From this reading Why, Delafield, my dear fellow, how are you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, Delafield, my dear fellow, how are you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.
a boy or man
From this reading Why, Delafield, my dear fellow, how are you?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, Delafield, my dear fellow, how are you?"
an expression of greeting
From this reading "Hullo!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!
French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920)
From this reading No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading BY MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!
not any; not one
From this reading No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading HUMPHRY WARD Author of "Eleanor" "Robert Elsmere" etc. etc.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, Delafield, my dear fellow, how are you?"
an affirmative
From this reading No!--Yes!--upon my soul, it _is_ Jacob!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why, Delafield, my dear fellow, how are you?"
Chapter 1 of Lady Rose's Daughter by Humphry, Mrs. Ward holds 403 sentences, grouped into 81 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 1 holds 403 sentences of Lady Rose's Daughter, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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