Chapter 3 of Queen Lucia is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Queen Lucia is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Lots-things. Here's pwetty flower for button-holie. Now tell me about black man. Him no snakes have? Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
Chapter 3 of Queen Lucia is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 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.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading “Now tell me about black man.”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"”
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading “Here's pwetty flower for button-holie.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"”
express in words
From this reading “Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"”
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “Him no snakes have?”
express in words
From this reading “Now tell me about black man.”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"”
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.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Now tell me about black man.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Now tell me about black man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's pwetty flower for button-holie.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Here's pwetty flower for button-holie.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here's pwetty flower for button-holie.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Him no snakes have?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's pwetty flower for button-holie.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Him no snakes have?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Lots-things.
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From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Now tell me about black man.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now tell me about black man.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
not any; not one
From this reading Him no snakes have?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now tell me about black man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Here's pwetty flower for button-holie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
express in words
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
plural of “snake” — limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading Him no snakes have?
express in words
From this reading Now tell me about black man.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why Mrs Quantock say she thinks he no come to poo' Lucia's party-garden?"
Chapter 3 of Queen Lucia by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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 3 holds 414 sentences of Queen Lucia, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Queen Lucia by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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