Chapter 9 of My Queen — From Farm to Fortune; or Only a Farmer's Daughter is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of My Queen — From Farm to Fortune; or Only a Farmer's Daughter is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE PICTURE ON THE POSTER. “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me! Why the thing is infamous! I can hardly believe it!” “Yet, it is true, every word, and I am glad I have told you, Mr. Ray!
Chapter 9 of My Queen — From Farm to Fortune; or Only a Farmer's Daughter is here in full — 87 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/17 · 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.
a person who is in charge
From this reading ““My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!”
only a very short time before
From this reading “I can hardly believe it!””
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading “Why the thing is infamous!”
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading ““My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!”
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading “THE PICTURE ON THE POSTER.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading ““My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!”
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
From this reading “THE PICTURE ON THE POSTER.”
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading ““Yet, it is true, every word, and I am glad I have told you, Mr. Ray!”
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.
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.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “Yet, it is true, every word, and I am glad I have told you, Mr. Ray!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Yet, it is true, every word, and I am glad I have told you, Mr. Ray!
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I can hardly believe it!”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can hardly believe it!”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
a person who is in charge
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
dearly loved
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “Yet, it is true, every word, and I am glad I have told you, Mr. Ray!
only a very short time before
From this reading I can hardly believe it!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
known widely and usually unfavorably
From this reading Why the thing is infamous!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why the thing is infamous!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I can hardly believe it!”
and nothing more
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
English poet and playwright who introduced blank verse as a form of dramatic expression; was stabbed to death in a tavern brawl (1564-1593)
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Yet, it is true, every word, and I am glad I have told you, Mr. Ray!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading THE PICTURE ON THE POSTER.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading THE PICTURE ON THE POSTER.
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
From this reading THE PICTURE ON THE POSTER.
a column of light (as from a beacon)
From this reading “Yet, it is true, every word, and I am glad I have told you, Mr. Ray!
express in words
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PICTURE ON THE POSTER.
a special situation
From this reading Why the thing is infamous!
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading “Yet, it is true, every word, and I am glad I have told you, Mr. Ray!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why the thing is infamous!
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
but in spite of that
From this reading “Yet, it is true, every word, and I am glad I have told you, Mr. Ray!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “My dear Miss Marlowe, I would certainly tell the Chief of Police every word that you have just told me!
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