Chapter 1 of Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter I
Chapter 1 of Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Sydney! Sydney!” Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday? That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget. A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.
Chapter 1 of Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin is here in full — 75 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 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.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.”
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading “That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.”
an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)
From this reading “That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.”
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading “A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.”
English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)
From this reading “That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.”
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading “A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.”
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading ““Sydney!”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.
in addition
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.
the form in which a text (especially a printed book) is published
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
an artist who makes illustrations (for books or magazines or advertisements etc.)
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
and nothing more
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
English pathologist who discovered the cause of trichinosis (1814-1899)
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
(of weather) wet by periods of rain
From this reading A rainy November afternoon was drawing to its close.
To recall to mind.
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
in a reproving or reproachful manner
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading “Sydney!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That other edition also gave the name of the illustrator, Wal Paget.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
the day immediately before today
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mildred said reprovingly, “don’t you [remember what mother was] saying to you only yesterday?
Chapter 1 of Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin by Dorothea Moore holds 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 1 holds 75 sentences of Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 1 of Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin by Dorothea Moore exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 75 sentences, grouped into 15 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 15 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 15 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 1 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin by Dorothea Moore on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 3259 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #61208 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #61208, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 271 minutes of reading across 652 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 28 chapters of Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
