Chapter 4 of Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Nay, nay, lass! Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it. She'll outlive it; I shouldn't." The silver penny changed hands at once. Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
Chapter 4 of Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago is here in full — 447 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading “Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.”
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading “Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.”
-ing form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading “Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.”
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading “Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “"Nay, nay, lass!”
live longer than
From this reading “She'll outlive it; I shouldn't."”
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading “The silver penny changed hands at once.”
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The silver penny changed hands at once.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The silver penny changed hands at once.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
a piece of dishware normally used as a container for holding or serving food
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
oval reproductive body of a fowl (especially a hen) used as food
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
-ing form of “foresee” — realize beforehand
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The silver penny changed hands at once.
decoration that is hung (as a tapestry) on a wall or over a window
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
an aggressive and violent young criminal
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She'll outlive it; I shouldn't."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading "Nay, nay, lass!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
an old word for “no”
From this reading "Nay, nay, lass!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
on one occasion
From this reading The silver penny changed hands at once.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
live longer than
From this reading She'll outlive it; I shouldn't."
a fractional monetary unit of Ireland and the United Kingdom; equal to one hundredth of a pound
From this reading The silver penny changed hands at once.
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
past form of “proceed” — continue talking
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll outlive it; I shouldn't."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She'll outlive it; I shouldn't."
a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
a light evening meal; served in early evening if dinner is at midday or served late in the evening at bedtime
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The silver penny changed hands at once.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Avice had meanwhile been hanging up her hood and cloak, and she now proceeded to prepare a dish of eggs, foreseeing company to supper.
plural of “want” — a state of extreme poverty
From this reading Keep thy bit o' silver--or if thou wants to give it, let Emma have it.
Chapter 4 of Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago by Emily Sarah Holt holds 447 sentences, grouped into 90 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 4 holds 447 sentences of Our Little Lady Six Hundred Years Ago, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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