Chapter 13 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER. I had been beaten. I knew it, and the fact maddened me. The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind. In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.
Chapter 13 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth is here in full — 251 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading “I had been beaten.”
under the influence of narcotics
From this reading “In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.”
a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
From this reading “THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER.”
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading “The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind.”
the owner or manager of an inn
From this reading “THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER.”
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading “In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.”
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER.”
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In this reading “In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.”
In this reading “The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I knew it, and the fact maddened me.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading I had been beaten.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had been beaten.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind.
under the influence of narcotics
From this reading In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading I knew it, and the fact maddened me.
a conversation that spreads personal information about other people
From this reading THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had been beaten.
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had been beaten.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind.
the owner or manager of an inn
From this reading THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I knew it, and the fact maddened me.
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 I knew it, and the fact maddened me.
marked by extreme anger
From this reading I knew it, and the fact maddened me.
a female domestic
From this reading The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew it, and the fact maddened me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind.
a measure of how likely it is that some event will occur; a number expressing the ratio of favorable cases to the whole number of cases possible
From this reading In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading The old hermit and the maid had divined the thoughts in my mind.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading In all probability the wine I had drunk was drugged.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE WISDOM OF GOSSIPING WITH AN INNKEEPER.
Chapter 13 of Mistress Nancy Molesworth by Joseph Hocking holds 251 sentences, grouped into 51 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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