Chapter 8 of Queen Hildegarde is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Queen Hildegarde is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LETTER. "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean? I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day. How terrible it is!" "I wonder that I haven't told you, dear!" replied Nurse Lucy, placidly.
Chapter 8 of Queen Hildegarde is here in full — 167 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading “"Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “"Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “"Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?”
a light shade of red
From this reading “"Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?”
in a quiet and tranquil manner
From this reading “"I wonder that I haven't told you, dear!" replied Nurse Lucy, placidly.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “"Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “"Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “How terrible it is!"”
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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 "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
later than; following
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
make a shrill creaking, squeaking, or noise, as of a door, mouse, or bird
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
dearly loved
From this reading "I wonder that I haven't told you, dear!" replied Nurse Lucy, placidly.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wonder that I haven't told you, dear!" replied Nurse Lucy, placidly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How terrible it is!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How terrible it is!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE LETTER.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
not any; not one
From this reading I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day.
a light shade of red
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
in a quiet and tranquil manner
From this reading "I wonder that I haven't told you, dear!" replied Nurse Lucy, placidly.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I wonder that I haven't told you, dear!" replied Nurse Lucy, placidly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading How terrible it is!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
up to a particular time
From this reading I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I had no idea of it till I went to see her to-day.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading "I wonder that I haven't told you, dear!" replied Nurse Lucy, placidly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nurse Lucy," said Hildegarde that evening, as they sat in the porch after tea, "why have you never told me about Pink Chirk,--about her being a cripple, I mean?
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