Chapter 11 of Margaret Montfort is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Margaret Montfort is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SECOND CONQUEST. The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy. Basil declared that they did not want any supper. "Mrs. Peyton gave us some of her supper. I say, Cousin Margaret, isn't she bully?"
Chapter 11 of Margaret Montfort is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading “Basil declared that they did not want any supper.”
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading “The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.”
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading “I say, Cousin Margaret, isn't she bully?"”
the act of conquering
From this reading “THE SECOND CONQUEST.”
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “I say, Cousin Margaret, isn't she bully?"”
made known or openly avowed
From this reading “Basil declared that they did not want any supper.”
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading “Basil declared that they did not want any supper.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Basil declared that they did not want any supper.
any of several Old World tropical aromatic annual or perennial herbs of the genus Ocimum
From this reading Basil declared that they did not want any supper.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading I say, Cousin Margaret, isn't she bully?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
the act of conquering
From this reading THE SECOND CONQUEST.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading I say, Cousin Margaret, isn't she bully?"
made known or openly avowed
From this reading Basil declared that they did not want any supper.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Basil declared that they did not want any supper.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Mrs. Peyton gave us some of her supper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Mrs. Peyton gave us some of her supper.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I say, Cousin Margaret, isn't she bully?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say, Cousin Margaret, isn't she bully?"
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I say, Cousin Margaret, isn't she bully?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Peyton gave us some of her supper.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Basil declared that they did not want any supper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Mrs. Peyton gave us some of her supper.
above and across; more than
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mrs. Peyton gave us some of her supper.
express in words
From this reading I say, Cousin Margaret, isn't she bully?"
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading THE SECOND CONQUEST.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I say, Cousin Margaret, isn't she bully?"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Mrs. Peyton gave us some of her supper.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Basil declared that they did not want any supper.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SECOND CONQUEST.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Basil declared that they did not want any supper.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Mrs. Peyton gave us some of her supper.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Basil declared that they did not want any supper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The boys came home late for tea that night, bubbling over with joy.
Chapter 11 of Margaret Montfort by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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 11 holds 207 sentences of Margaret Montfort, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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