Chapter 7 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_THE LETTER._ "IT'S done." "What is done?" "Father has written to Miss Primrose!" "What has he said?" "I don't know exactly.
Chapter 7 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/20 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading “_THE LETTER._ "IT'S done."”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “"I don't know exactly.”
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “"Father has written to Miss Primrose!"”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Father has written to Miss Primrose!"”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “_THE LETTER._ "IT'S done."”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"Father has written to Miss Primrose!"”
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading “"Father has written to Miss Primrose!"”
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading “"Father has written to Miss Primrose!"”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"I don't know exactly.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know exactly.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading _THE LETTER._ "IT'S done."
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading "I don't know exactly.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "Father has written to Miss Primrose!"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Father has written to Miss Primrose!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What has he said?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know exactly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is done?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _THE LETTER._ "IT'S done."
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know exactly.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading _THE LETTER._ "IT'S done."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Father has written to Miss Primrose!"
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading "Father has written to Miss Primrose!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What has he said?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _THE LETTER._ "IT'S done."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Father has written to Miss Primrose!"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is done?"
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading "Father has written to Miss Primrose!"
Chapter 7 of Miss Primrose by Agnes Giberne holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 7 holds 100 sentences of Miss Primrose, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 7 of Miss Primrose by Agnes Giberne exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 100 sentences, grouped into 20 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 20 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 20 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 7 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Miss Primrose by Agnes Giberne on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 2553 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #76528 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #76528, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 212 minutes of reading across 511 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Miss Primrose section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 24 chapters of Miss Primrose to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Miss Primrose, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
