Chapter 6 of 'Me and Nobbles' is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of 'Me and Nobbles' is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIS FATHER. 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.' Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away. 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse. 'Yes; a gentleman.'
Chapter 6 of 'Me and Nobbles' is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'”
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading “Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'”
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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 'Yes; a gentleman.'
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading HIS FATHER.
a man of refinement
From this reading 'Yes; a gentleman.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS FATHER.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
and nothing more
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.
a child's room for a baby
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
in or at that place or location
From this reading 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading 'Are there visitors?' enquired Nurse.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading 'Master Bobby is wanted in the drawing-room.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Jane brought this message up just as the nursery tea was being cleared away.
an affirmative
From this reading 'Yes; a gentleman.'
Chapter 6 of 'Me and Nobbles' by Amy Le Feuvre holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 6 holds 262 sentences of 'Me and Nobbles', unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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