Chapter 11 of Queen Lucia is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Queen Lucia is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I heard yesterday," said Robert firmly. Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness. "So you did!" she said. "I'm getting jealous. Interesting, dear?"
Chapter 11 of Queen Lucia is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.”
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading “Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.”
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading “Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “"I heard yesterday," said Robert firmly.”
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading “Interesting, dear?"”
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading “"I'm getting jealous.”
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading “"I heard yesterday," said Robert firmly.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “"I heard yesterday," said Robert firmly.”
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.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
dearly loved
From this reading Interesting, dear?"
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "So you did!" she said.
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
an earnest and sincere feeling
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
with resolute determination
From this reading "I heard yesterday," said Robert firmly.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "I'm getting jealous.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard yesterday," said Robert firmly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard yesterday," said Robert firmly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm getting jealous.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading Interesting, dear?"
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading "I'm getting jealous.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading "I heard yesterday," said Robert firmly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I heard yesterday," said Robert firmly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "So you did!" she said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So you did!" she said.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs Quantock looked at her husband with an eager encouraging earnestness.
the day immediately before today
From this reading "I heard yesterday," said Robert firmly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "So you did!" she said.
Chapter 11 of Queen Lucia by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson holds 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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 11 holds 419 sentences of Queen Lucia, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 11 of Queen Lucia by E. F. (Edward Frederic) Benson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 419 sentences, grouped into 84 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.
Work through the 84 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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