Chapter 2 of One Maid's Mischief is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of One Maid's Mischief is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart." "And that's Miss Stuart is it? Hum! Too far off to see what she is like. Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
Chapter 2 of One Maid's Mischief is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “"My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."”
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “"My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “"My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."”
sing with closed lips
From this reading “Hum!”
a single distinct event
From this reading “"My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."”
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading “"My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “"My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."”
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading “"My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."”
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In this reading “Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"”
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And that's Miss Stuart is it?
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
a flaw or weak point
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading Too far off to see what she is like.
a young female
From this reading Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
sing with closed lips
From this reading Hum!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
a single distinct event
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And that's Miss Stuart is it?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Too far off to see what she is like.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Too far off to see what she is like.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
From this reading Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Too far off to see what she is like.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Too far off to see what she is like.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
United States painter best known for his portraits of George Washington (1755-1828)
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
express a supposition
From this reading Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
used as intensifiers
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And that's Miss Stuart is it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then I suppose that tall dark girl on the seat is Miss Perowne?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Too far off to see what she is like.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Too far off to see what she is like.
which person or people
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My sight is failing," stammered Miss Twettenham, who was terribly agitated at the untoward incident; "but your description answers to Miss Stuart."
Chapter 2 of One Maid's Mischief by George Manville Fenn holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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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