Chapter 11 of Sara, a Princess: The Story of a Noble Girl is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Sara, a Princess: The Story of a Noble Girl is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEW FORTUNES. Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart. "Am I cold and proud?" she thought. "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people? Do I look for defects rather than virtues, I wonder?
Chapter 11 of Sara, a Princess: The Story of a Noble Girl is here in full — 150 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “defect” — an imperfection in a bodily system
From this reading “Do I look for defects rather than virtues, I wonder?”
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading “NEW FORTUNES.”
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading “"Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?”
inferior in rank or status
From this reading “"Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?”
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading “"Am I cold and proud?" she thought.”
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading “Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.”
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading “Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.”
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading “Do I look for defects rather than virtues, I wonder?”
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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 Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Am I cold and proud?" she thought.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
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 "Am I cold and proud?" she thought.
plural of “defect” — an imperfection in a bodily system
From this reading Do I look for defects rather than virtues, I wonder?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do I look for defects rather than virtues, I wonder?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Do I look for defects rather than virtues, I wonder?
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading NEW FORTUNES.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Am I cold and proud?" she thought.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Do I look for defects rather than virtues, I wonder?
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading NEW FORTUNES.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
inferior in rank or status
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride
From this reading "Am I cold and proud?" she thought.
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.
on the contrary
From this reading Do I look for defects rather than virtues, I wonder?
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From this reading Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Am I cold and proud?" she thought.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "Am I cold and proud?" she thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
plural of “virtue” — the quality of doing what is right and avoiding what is wrong
From this reading Do I look for defects rather than virtues, I wonder?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sara went home with slow steps, and a questioning heart.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading Do I look for defects rather than virtues, I wonder?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Is it wrong to be indifferent to these petty things about me, and to love books better than people?
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