Chapter 2 of The Cat and Fiddle Book Eight Dramatised is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Cat and Fiddle Book Eight Dramatised is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
POLLY [_outside_]. Yes, ma'am. [_Enter POLLY. She is very small._ MRS. S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
Chapter 2 of The Cat and Fiddle Book Eight Dramatised is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/84 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading “S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.”
to come or go into
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Yes, ma'am.”
a female domestic
From this reading “S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “She is very small._ MRS.”
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “She is very small._ MRS.”
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, ma'am.”
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 “S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.”
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.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
to come or go into
From this reading [_Enter POLLY.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She is very small._ MRS.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
a woman of refinement
From this reading Yes, ma'am.
a female domestic
From this reading S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She is very small._ MRS.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit
From this reading POLLY [_outside_].
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POLLY [_outside_].
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She is very small._ MRS.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She is very small._ MRS.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
precisely as stated
From this reading She is very small._ MRS.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, ma'am.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading S. Now, Polly, this afternoon you must be my little maid.
Chapter 2 of The Cat and Fiddle Book Eight Dramatised by Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe, Lady Bell holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 2 holds 421 sentences of The Cat and Fiddle Book Eight Dramatised, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 2 of The Cat and Fiddle Book Eight Dramatised by Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe, Lady Bell exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 85 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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