Chapter 16 of Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT. There was an awful pause. Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble! Then came Lady Myrtle's reply, short, cold, and decisive. 'I deny it,' she said.
Chapter 16 of Robin Redbreast: A Story for Girls is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading “A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.”
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!”
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
From this reading “Then came Lady Myrtle's reply, short, cold, and decisive.”
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “'I deny it,' she said.”
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading “A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.”
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading “There was an awful pause.”
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading “Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!”
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading “Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!”
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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 A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading There was an awful pause.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading There was an awful pause.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then came Lady Myrtle's reply, short, cold, and decisive.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Then came Lady Myrtle's reply, short, cold, and decisive.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
determining or having the power to determine an outcome
From this reading Then came Lady Myrtle's reply, short, cold, and decisive.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading 'I deny it,' she said.
a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'I deny it,' she said.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Then came Lady Myrtle's reply, short, cold, and decisive.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
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From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then came Lady Myrtle's reply, short, cold, and decisive.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
a time interval during which there is a temporary cessation of something
From this reading There was an awful pause.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading Then came Lady Myrtle's reply, short, cold, and decisive.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I deny it,' she said.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Then came Lady Myrtle's reply, short, cold, and decisive.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then came Lady Myrtle's reply, short, cold, and decisive.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was an awful pause.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
move or jerk quickly and involuntarily up and down or sideways
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was an awful pause.
which person or people
From this reading Such at least it seemed to poor Mrs Mildmay, who, now that she was not called upon to act for herself, and felt under the protection of her husband, dared to tremble!
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