Chapter 11 of Mildred Arkell: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Mildred Arkell: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MR. CARR'S OFFER. Rare nuts for Westerbury to crack! So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's. Miss Arkell was going out as lady's-maid!
Chapter 11 of Mildred Arkell: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading “Rare nuts for Westerbury to crack!”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading “So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.”
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.”
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading “So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.”
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading “Rare nuts for Westerbury to crack!”
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading “Rare nuts for Westerbury to crack!”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.”
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading “So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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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 So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Arkell was going out as lady's-maid!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Miss Arkell was going out as lady's-maid!
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CARR'S OFFER.
become fractured; break or crack on the surface only
From this reading Rare nuts for Westerbury to crack!
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rare nuts for Westerbury to crack!
the act of departing
From this reading Miss Arkell was going out as lady's-maid!
light informal conversation for social occasions
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Arkell was going out as lady's-maid!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Arkell was going out as lady's-maid!
a form of address for a man
From this reading MR.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
informal or slang terms for mentally irregular
From this reading Rare nuts for Westerbury to crack!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading CARR'S OFFER.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Miss Arkell was going out as lady's-maid!
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading Rare nuts for Westerbury to crack!
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
past form of “serve” — serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rare nuts for Westerbury to crack!
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So delightful a dish of gossip had not been served up to it since that affair of Robert Carr's.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Arkell was going out as lady's-maid!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rare nuts for Westerbury to crack!
Chapter 11 of Mildred Arkell: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3) by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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 217 sentences of Mildred Arkell: A Novel. Vol. 1 (of 3), unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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