Chapter 6 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"To New Zealand?--I refuse to go." "You have no choice in the matter, dearest. Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house. Your father has naturally thought of you." "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
Chapter 6 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 is here in full — 399 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/79 · 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.
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading “Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “"You have no choice in the matter, dearest.”
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading “"As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.”
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading “Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.”
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading “Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.”
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading “"As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.”
show unwillingness towards
From this reading “"To New Zealand?--I refuse to go."”
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading “"To New Zealand?--I refuse to go."”
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 Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
later than; following
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
the person or thing chosen or selected
From this reading "You have no choice in the matter, dearest.
of persons; not subject to change
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "You have no choice in the matter, dearest.
divisible by two
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Your father has naturally thought of you."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "To New Zealand?--I refuse to go."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have no choice in the matter, dearest.
a collection of objects laid on top of each other
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "To New Zealand?--I refuse to go."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have no choice in the matter, dearest.
(followed by “of”) lacking capacity or ability
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
someone who is incapacitated by a chronic illness or injury
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "You have no choice in the matter, dearest.
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 become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
as might be expected
From this reading Your father has naturally thought of you."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading "To New Zealand?--I refuse to go."
not any; not one
From this reading "You have no choice in the matter, dearest.
full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
show unwillingness towards
From this reading "To New Zealand?--I refuse to go."
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have no choice in the matter, dearest.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Your father has naturally thought of you."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "To New Zealand?--I refuse to go."
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "As a kind of servant to a heap of noisy boys, half of whom I never have seen even.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have no choice in the matter, dearest.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your mother has become a confirmed invalid, and is incapable of looking after the children and the house.
the largest island of Denmark and the site of Copenhagen
From this reading "To New Zealand?--I refuse to go."
Chapter 6 of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911 by Various holds 399 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 399 sentences of The Empire Annual for Girls, 1911, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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