Chapter 10 of 'Me and Nobbles' is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of 'Me and Nobbles' is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!' Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True. But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father. Margot ordered the household. Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
Chapter 10 of 'Me and Nobbles' is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.”
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading “Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.”
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading “But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.”
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading “But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.”
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading “'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'”
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “Margot ordered the household.”
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading “Margot ordered the household.”
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 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
any person at all
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
an informal term for a British policeman
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
capable of arousing and holding the attention
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
the act of departing
From this reading 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
a woman entrusted with the care and supervision of a child (especially in a private home)
From this reading 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
a social unit living together
From this reading Margot ordered the household.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margot ordered the household.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule
From this reading Margot ordered the household.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Mr. Allonby came in and out, speaking little to anyone.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Margot ordered the household.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But one engrossing thought helped them along, and that was how they could be a comfort to their father.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'WE'RE GOING TO FIND A GOVERNESS!'
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were strange sad days to Bobby and True.
Chapter 10 of 'Me and Nobbles' by Amy Le Feuvre holds 239 sentences, grouped into 48 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 10 holds 239 sentences of 'Me and Nobbles', unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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