Chapter 4 of The Chevalier's daughter is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Chevalier's daughter is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TRUST AND DISTRUST. "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September. "Your mother has one of her bad headaches." "Oh, how sorry I am!" I exclaimed, thinking not of the holiday but of the headache.
Chapter 4 of The Chevalier's daughter is here in full — 382 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a formal public statement
From this reading “"YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.”
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading “TRUST AND DISTRUST.”
possessive form of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “"YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “I exclaimed, thinking not of the holiday but of the headache.”
plural of “headache” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “"Your mother has one of her bad headaches."”
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading “"YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “"YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “"YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.”
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In this reading “"Your mother has one of her bad headaches."”
In this reading “"YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.”
In this reading “"YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.”
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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 "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Oh, how sorry I am!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TRUST AND DISTRUST.
a formal public statement
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "Your mother has one of her bad headaches."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I exclaimed, thinking not of the holiday but of the headache.
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading TRUST AND DISTRUST.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I exclaimed, thinking not of the holiday but of the headache.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
possessive form of “grace” — (Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your mother has one of her bad headaches."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading I exclaimed, thinking not of the holiday but of the headache.
plural of “headache” — something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading "Your mother has one of her bad headaches."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Your mother has one of her bad headaches."
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, how sorry I am!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, how sorry I am!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Your mother has one of her bad headaches."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I exclaimed, thinking not of the holiday but of the headache.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, how sorry I am!"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
in or at or to some place
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "Oh, how sorry I am!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I exclaimed, thinking not of the holiday but of the headache.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
in the direction of
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
something (as property) held by one party (the trustee) for the benefit of another (the beneficiary)
From this reading TRUST AND DISTRUST.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "YOU are to have a holiday to-day, Mrs. Vevette," was Grace's announcement to me one fine morning somewhere toward the end of September.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your mother has one of her bad headaches."
Chapter 4 of The Chevalier's daughter by Lucy Ellen Guernsey holds 382 sentences, grouped into 77 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.
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