Chapter 6 of Princess Mary's Gift Book is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Princess Mary's Gift Book is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I thought so," I cried, with a laugh. "Drop the box, mademoiselle. Drop it on the floor!" The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room. The Baroness rushed through the doorway.
Chapter 6 of Princess Mary's Gift Book is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading “The Baroness rushed through the doorway.”
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading “"Drop the box, mademoiselle.”
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading “The Baroness rushed through the doorway.”
let fall to the ground
From this reading “"Drop the box, mademoiselle.”
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading “"Drop the box, mademoiselle.”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.”
done under pressure
From this reading “The Baroness rushed through the doorway.”
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading “The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The Baroness rushed through the doorway.”
In this reading “Drop it on the floor!"”
In this reading “The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.”
In this reading “"I thought so," I cried, with a laugh.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I thought so," I cried, with a laugh.
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading The Baroness rushed through the doorway.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.
a (usually rectangular) container; may have a lid
From this reading "Drop the box, mademoiselle.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "I thought so," I cried, with a laugh.
the entrance (the space in a wall) through which you enter or leave a room or building; the space that a door can close
From this reading The Baroness rushed through the doorway.
let fall to the ground
From this reading "Drop the box, mademoiselle.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Drop it on the floor!"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I thought so," I cried, with a laugh.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Drop it on the floor!"
the sound of laughing
From this reading "I thought so," I cried, with a laugh.
small silvery drumfish often mistaken for white perch; found along coasts of United States from New York to Mexico
From this reading "Drop the box, mademoiselle.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Drop it on the floor!"
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.
done under pressure
From this reading The Baroness rushed through the doorway.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I thought so," I cried, with a laugh.
make a strenuous or labored effort
From this reading The noise of our struggle had been heard in the next room.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Drop the box, mademoiselle.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "I thought so," I cried, with a laugh.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading The Baroness rushed through the doorway.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I thought so," I cried, with a laugh.
Chapter 6 of Princess Mary's Gift Book by Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood [Other] Mary holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 6 holds 385 sentences of Princess Mary's Gift Book, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 6 of Princess Mary's Gift Book by Princess Royal, Countess of Harewood [Other] Mary exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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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