Chapter 9 of Madam How and Lady Why is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Madam How and Lady Why is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue. Very good. Then look at this stone. What a curious stone! Did it come from any place near here?
Chapter 9 of Madam How and Lady Why is here in full — 244 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading “Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.”
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading “What a curious stone!”
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading “Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.”
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading “Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.”
a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
From this reading “Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.”
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading “Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.”
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading “Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.”
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading “Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.”
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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 Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Did it come from any place near here?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Then look at this stone.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Did it come from any place near here?
a variable color averaging a deep pink
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading What a curious stone!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did it come from any place near here?
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Did it come from any place near here?
the act of departing
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Very good.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Did it come from any place near here?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Did it come from any place near here?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
a caustic substance produced by heating limestone
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
a sedimentary rock consisting mainly of calcium that was deposited by the remains of marine animals
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Then look at this stone.
a hard crystalline metamorphic rock that takes a high polish; used for sculpture and as building material
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading Did it come from any place near here?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Did it come from any place near here?
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
a sculpture representing a human or animal
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading Then look at this stone.
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Then look at this stone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very good.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
at the time that
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now you want to know what I meant when I talked of a bit of lime going out to sea, and forming part of a coral island, and then of a limestone rock, and then of a marble statue.
Chapter 9 of Madam How and Lady Why by Charles Kingsley holds 244 sentences, grouped into 49 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.
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