Chapter 1 of 'Me and Nobbles' is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of 'Me and Nobbles' is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'MASTER MORTIMER.' He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby. He would say if he were asked himself: 'My name is Robert Stuart Allonby.' And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
Chapter 1 of 'Me and Nobbles' is here in full — 190 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.”
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading “'MASTER MORTIMER.'”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.”
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading “And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.”
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading “And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.”
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading “He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “'My name is Robert Stuart Allonby.'”
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading “'My name is Robert Stuart Allonby.'”
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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 And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'My name is Robert Stuart Allonby.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
eagerly desirous
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He would say if he were asked himself:
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
a young person of either sex
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He would say if he were asked himself:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He would say if he were asked himself:
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'My name is Robert Stuart Allonby.'
apprehended with certainty
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading 'MASTER MORTIMER.'
English nobleman who deposed Edward II and was executed by Edward III (1287-1330)
From this reading 'MASTER MORTIMER.'
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading 'My name is Robert Stuart Allonby.'
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading 'My name is Robert Stuart Allonby.'
express in words
From this reading He would say if he were asked himself:
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading 'My name is Robert Stuart Allonby.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was known by the name of 'the Child' by his relations, but his nurse called him Master Bobby.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He would say if he were asked himself:
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading And he would raise a pair of wonderful brown eyes as he spoke, in anxious doubt as to whether his name would be liked.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would say if he were asked himself:
Chapter 1 of 'Me and Nobbles' by Amy Le Feuvre holds 190 sentences, grouped into 38 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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