Chapter 11 of Nellie Arundel is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of Nellie Arundel is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TEMPTED. ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed: "I say, Arthur, are all your folks teetotallers?" "Yes," said Arthur. "Are you?"
Chapter 11 of Nellie Arundel is here in full — 140 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading “ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:”
your parents
From this reading “"I say, Arthur, are all your folks teetotallers?"”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:”
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:”
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:”
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading “TEMPTED.”
concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties
From this reading “ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:”
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In this reading “ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:”
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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 ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
(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 "I say, Arthur, are all your folks teetotallers?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I say, Arthur, are all your folks teetotallers?"
elected vice president and became 21st President of the United States when Garfield was assassinated (1830-1886)
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
your parents
From this reading "I say, Arthur, are all your folks teetotallers?"
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
plural of “garden” — a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I say, Arthur, are all your folks teetotallers?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
-ing form of “rest” — not move; be in a resting position
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes," said Arthur.
express in words
From this reading "I say, Arthur, are all your folks teetotallers?"
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
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From this reading "I say, Arthur, are all your folks teetotallers?"
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading TEMPTED.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
at the time that
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," said Arthur.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Are you?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I say, Arthur, are all your folks teetotallers?"
concerning the study of animals and their classification and properties
From this reading ONE afternoon when Arthur and Frank were at the Zoological Gardens, and were sitting under a tree resting, Frank exclaimed:
Chapter 11 of Nellie Arundel by Catharine Shaw holds 140 sentences, grouped into 28 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 11 holds 140 sentences of Nellie Arundel, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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