Chapter 22 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 261 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 22 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!" "Yes, mother, I'm here. Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me. But--I came. And to think you have turned the house into a hospital!"
Chapter 22 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 261 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading “_In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"”
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading “Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.”
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading “Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.”
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading “Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.”
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading “And to think you have turned the house into a hospital!"”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.”
third-person singular of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading “_In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"”
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “_In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"”
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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 And to think you have turned the house into a hospital!"
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading _In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But--I came.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading But--I came.
affected with madness or insanity
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
(Old Testament) Adam's wife in Judeo-Christian mythology: the first woman and mother of the human race; God created Eve from Adam's rib and placed Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And to think you have turned the house into a hospital!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Yes, mother, I'm here.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading And to think you have turned the house into a hospital!"
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading And to think you have turned the house into a hospital!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, mother, I'm here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And to think you have turned the house into a hospital!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Yes, mother, I'm here.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading _In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"
express in speech
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And to think you have turned the house into a hospital!"
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading And to think you have turned the house into a hospital!"
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading _In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"
third-person singular of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading _In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Austin thinks I am crazy, and Eve won't speak to me.
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _In Which Anne Weighs the People of Two Worlds._ "RICHARD!"
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, mother, I'm here.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And to think you have turned the house into a hospital!"
Chapter 22 of Mistress Anne by Temple Bailey holds 261 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 22 holds 261 sentences of Mistress Anne, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
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