Chapter 11 of Miss Crespigny is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Miss Crespigny is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A CONFESSION. Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage. “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers. I wonder how it was. You knew him very well, it seems.”
Chapter 11 of Miss Crespigny is here in full — 130 sentences across 26 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading ““Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “A CONFESSION.”
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading “Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.”
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading ““Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “You knew him very well, it seems.””
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder how it was.”
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 A CONFESSION.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading A CONFESSION.
a quality of spirit that enables you to face danger or pain without showing fear
From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
(Greek mythology) a mythical Trojan who was killed by Achilles during the Trojan War
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading You knew him very well, it seems.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I wonder how it was.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wonder how it was.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I wonder how it was.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You knew him very well, it seems.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading You knew him very well, it seems.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Georgie turned to her, taking sudden courage.
precisely as stated
From this reading You knew him very well, it seems.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder how it was.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading You knew him very well, it seems.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder how it was.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Lisbeth,” she said, “you never told me much about your acquaintance with Hector Anstruthers.
Chapter 11 of Miss Crespigny by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 130 sentences, grouped into 26 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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