Chapter 16 of Lady William is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Lady William is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’ ‘Miss Mab’s leaf-mould? No, you shan’t do anything of the kind. Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’ ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
Chapter 16 of Lady William is here in full — 394 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/78 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading “‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.”
taking care or paying attention
From this reading “Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’”
plural of “fad” — an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
From this reading “‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.”
assemble or get together
From this reading “Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.”
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading “‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’”
sweep across or over
From this reading “‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
any thing at all
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
plural of “fad” — an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
assemble or get together
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s leaf-mould?
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s leaf-mould?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s leaf-mould?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
small flat mass of chopped food
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
sweep across or over
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ‘Miss Mab’s full of fads,’ said Patty, under her breath.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Find me another flower-pot, and let us gather it all up carefully, and put it back.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I’ll sweep it all up, my lady,’ cried Patty, ‘and there won’t be no harm.’
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading No, you shan’t do anything of the kind.
Chapter 16 of Lady William by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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 394 sentences of Lady William, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 16 of Lady William by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 394 sentences, grouped into 79 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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