Chapter 8 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
=AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle. "The King bids you welcome." George becomes a squire. They see the King. Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
Chapter 8 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures is here in full — 5 sentences across 1 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “George becomes a squire.”
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading “"The King bids you welcome."”
a large and stately mansion
From this reading “=AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._”
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading “Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “George becomes a squire.”
accept gladly
From this reading “"The King bids you welcome."”
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading “=AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.”
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.
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In this reading “Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._”
In this reading “=AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.”
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From this reading =AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading George becomes a squire.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading =AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading =AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading George becomes a squire.
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
From this reading "The King bids you welcome."
a large and stately mansion
From this reading =AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading =AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George becomes a squire.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading =AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "The King bids you welcome."
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
cut with a saw
From this reading =AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading They see the King.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading George becomes a squire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading =AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading =AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
accept gladly
From this reading "The King bids you welcome."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why he was so lonely and sad. What happened to the beautiful Princess Fortunata._
plural of “wonder” — the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading =AT COURT= 163 _About the wonders they saw in the castle.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "The King bids you welcome."
Chapter 8 of Puck's Broom The Wonderful Adventures by E. Gordon (Edgar Gordon) Browne holds 5 sentences, grouped into 1 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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