Chapter 19 of Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William. It was William who puzzled me. Instinctively I knew he was not happy. Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me. It is the best way.
Chapter 19 of Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading “There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.”
having the place or position changed
From this reading “Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.”
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading “There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.”
as a matter of instinct
From this reading “Instinctively I knew he was not happy.”
relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments
From this reading “Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “It was William who puzzled me.”
not clear to the understanding
From this reading “There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.”
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading “Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading It is the best way.
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.
having the place or position changed
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
From this reading There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Instinctively I knew he was not happy.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Instinctively I knew he was not happy.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Instinctively I knew he was not happy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
as a matter of instinct
From this reading Instinctively I knew he was not happy.
relating to or designed for or performed on musical instruments
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the best way.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was William who puzzled 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 Instinctively I knew he was not happy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.
be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was William who puzzled me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Instinctively I knew he was not happy.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
past form of “pull” — cause to move by pulling
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading It was William who puzzled me.
not clear to the understanding
From this reading There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It is the best way.
which person or people
From this reading It was William who puzzled me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was something distinctly puzzling about Marion's engagement to William.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Had I been instrumental in bringing about the match, I should have felt disturbed, but as it happened, they pulled it off without the slightest assistance from me.
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