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Chapter 11 of Recollections of a chaperon is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie. HENRY VI. _King of England_. When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out. She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
Chapter 11 of Recollections of a chaperon is here in full — 119 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading “When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.”
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.”
bound with chains
From this reading “She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.”
act or move at high speed
From this reading “Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.”
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading “She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.”
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading “When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.”
plural of “snare” — something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading “Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.”
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In this reading “When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.”
move out of or depart from
In this reading “When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.”
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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 She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
engaged in or accustomed to close observation
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
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From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
bound with chains
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
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From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
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From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
a division of the United Kingdom
From this reading _King of England_.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
act or move at high speed
From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
a healthy state of wellbeing free from disease
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading HENRY VI.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _King of England_.
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From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
past form of “long” — desire strongly or persistently
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
uniquely or characteristically
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
inflected form of “permit” — consent to, give permission
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
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From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
plural of “snare” — something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares
From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
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From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
up to a particular time
From this reading She was chained to the sofa, till she almost longed to be a little ill to give her some occupation.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading HENRY VI.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
at the time that
From this reading When in London, Lucy, although in perfect health, and peculiarly active and alert, was not permitted to go out.
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From this reading Kingdomes are bote cares, State ys devoyd of staie, Ryches are ready snares And hasten to decaie.
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