Chapter 11 of Paul Prescott's Charge is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Paul Prescott's Charge is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“It's no trouble at all,” said Ben. “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house. “I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal. But that Mrs. Mudge is a hard case. I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
Chapter 11 of Paul Prescott's Charge is here in full — 226 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a mountain or tall hill
From this reading ““It's no trouble at all,” said Ben.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading ““I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.”
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading “I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.”
participate in games or sport
From this reading ““I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.”
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading ““I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading ““It's no trouble at all,” said Ben.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.”
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.”
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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 “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
(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 “It's no trouble at all,” said Ben.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “It's no trouble at all,” said Ben.
a mountain or tall hill
From this reading “It's no trouble at all,” said Ben.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But that Mrs. Mudge is a hard case.
an occurrence of something
From this reading But that Mrs. Mudge is a hard case.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But that Mrs. Mudge is a hard case.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But that Mrs. Mudge is a hard case.
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From this reading “It's no trouble at all,” said Ben.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
the second day of the week; the first working day
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But that Mrs. Mudge is a hard case.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
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From this reading But that Mrs. Mudge is a hard case.
not any; not one
From this reading “It's no trouble at all,” said Ben.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.
participate in games or sport
From this reading “I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It's no trouble at all,” said Ben.
one who is playfully mischievous
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
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From this reading “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But that Mrs. Mudge is a hard case.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
a cunning or deceitful action or device
From this reading “I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.
a source of difficulty
From this reading “It's no trouble at all,” said Ben.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “She's a pretty good woman,” thought he, as he left the house.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wonder what she would have said if she had known that I was the 'scamp' that troubled her so much Monday.
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From this reading “I wouldn't play a trick on her for a good deal.
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