Chapter 18 of Simon the Jester is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of Simon the Jester is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be. “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request. “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.” “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.” It was an old quarrel between us.
Chapter 18 of Simon the Jester is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/59 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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unequivocally detestable
From this reading ““I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.””
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading ““You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.””
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading ““I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.””
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading ““I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.””
an angry dispute
From this reading “It was an old quarrel between us.”
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading “Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.”
express the need or desire for
From this reading ““Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading ““You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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unequivocally detestable
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
a lady's bedroom or private sitting room
From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
showing who or what does the action
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
dearly loved
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
established beyond doubt
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
an angry dispute
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
represented accurately or precisely
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
express the need or desire for
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “I am grateful,” said I, “and for the first time I forgive you for calling it by that abominable name.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Agatha proved herself the good soul I had represented her to be.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was an old quarrel between us.
at the time that
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “Certainly, dear,” she said when I came the following morning with my request.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
used when the people spoken to are both doing and receiving the action
From this reading “You can have my boudoir all to yourselves.”
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