Chapter 25 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started. "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself? Keep to your kitchen and your pots, and don't dictate to me. I am the master of the house." "Not in a case like this.
Chapter 25 of Maurice Guest is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “"Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?”
issue commands or orders for
From this reading “Keep to your kitchen and your pots, and don't dictate to me.”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “"And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.”
plural of “keyhole” — the hole where a key is inserted
From this reading “"Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “Keep to your kitchen and your pots, and don't dictate to me.”
someone who listens attentively
From this reading “"And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.”
plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading “Keep to your kitchen and your pots, and don't dictate to me.”
keeping a secret or furtive watch
From this reading “"Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
how long something has existed
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am the master of the house."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
an occurrence of something
From this reading "Not in a case like this.
issue commands or orders for
From this reading Keep to your kitchen and your pots, and don't dictate to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keep to your kitchen and your pots, and don't dictate to me.
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading I am the master of the house."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Not in a case like this.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep to your kitchen and your pots, and don't dictate to me.
plural of “keyhole” — the hole where a key is inserted
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Keep to your kitchen and your pots, and don't dictate to me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Not in a case like this.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
someone who listens attentively
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading I am the master of the house."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Keep to your kitchen and your pots, and don't dictate to me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not in a case like this.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am the master of the house."
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
plural of “pot” — metal or earthenware cooking vessel that is usually round and deep; often has a handle and lid
From this reading Keep to your kitchen and your pots, and don't dictate to me.
express in words
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
keeping a secret or furtive watch
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "And I say she shall!" came from Schwarz so fiercely that the listener started.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Not in a case like this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Aren't you ashamed, woman, at your age, to set a servant spying at keyholes?--or, what is more likely, spying yourself?
Chapter 25 of Maurice Guest by Henry Handel Richardson holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 25 holds 399 sentences of Maurice Guest, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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