Chapter 10 of Nurse Elisia is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Nurse Elisia is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"There, you as good as owned to it. What is it?" "It's nothing, miss. I only sus--fancied something." "Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.
Chapter 10 of Nurse Elisia is here in full — 395 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.”
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading “"Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.”
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading “I only sus--fancied something."”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “"It's nothing, miss.”
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading “"There, you as good as owned to it.”
in an aggressive manner
From this reading “"Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.”
express in speech
From this reading “"Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.”
type genus of the Suidae
From this reading “I only sus--fancied something."”
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express one's opinion openly and without fear or hesitation
In this reading “"Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.”
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.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "There, you as good as owned to it.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.
Celtic goddess who was the mother of the Tuatha De Danann; identified with the Welsh Don
From this reading "Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading I only sus--fancied something."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "There, you as good as owned to it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I only sus--fancied something."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What is it?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "There, you as good as owned to it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's nothing, miss.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "It's nothing, miss.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "It's nothing, miss.
and nothing more
From this reading I only sus--fancied something."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading "There, you as good as owned to it.
in an aggressive manner
From this reading "Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I only sus--fancied something."
express in speech
From this reading "Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.
type genus of the Suidae
From this reading I only sus--fancied something."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then speak out," cried Dana, sharply.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There, you as good as owned to it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "There, you as good as owned to it.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What is it?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "There, you as good as owned to it.
Chapter 10 of Nurse Elisia by George Manville Fenn holds 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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 10 holds 395 sentences of Nurse Elisia, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Nurse Elisia by George Manville Fenn exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 395 sentences, grouped into 79 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.
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