Chapter 10 of Lucia's trust is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Lucia's trust is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PROMISE. "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia. Now what is it you want to tell?" Ivor looked first one way and then the other. "Oh, Barbara, would Evan wish me to?
Chapter 10 of Lucia's trust is here in full — 62 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “"IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “"IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.”
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “"IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “A PROMISE.”
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading “"IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.”
up to a particular time
From this reading “"IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “Now what is it you want to tell?"”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"Oh, Barbara, would Evan wish me to?”
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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 A PROMISE.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ivor looked first one way and then the other.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, Barbara, would Evan wish me to?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Ivor looked first one way and then the other.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now what is it you want to tell?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Now what is it you want to tell?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Ivor looked first one way and then the other.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, Barbara, would Evan wish me to?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now what is it you want to tell?"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Barbara, would Evan wish me to?
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Ivor looked first one way and then the other.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Ivor looked first one way and then the other.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading A PROMISE.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
express in words
From this reading Now what is it you want to tell?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Ivor looked first one way and then the other.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Ivor looked first one way and then the other.
up to a particular time
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Now what is it you want to tell?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Ivor looked first one way and then the other.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now what is it you want to tell?"
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "Oh, Barbara, would Evan wish me to?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Oh, Barbara, would Evan wish me to?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "IVOR," said Barbara solemnly, "you ought not to have gone like that, not till we had asked Lucia.
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