Chapter 19 of The girls at his billet is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of The girls at his billet is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUT OF DANGER At last! At last! After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's! At _last_ we've got some good news. Mr. Lascelles is out of danger.
Chapter 19 of The girls at his billet is here in full — 170 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading “After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “OUT OF DANGER At last!”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!”
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading “After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “At _last_ we've got some good news.”
being one more than sixteen
From this reading “After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!”
possessive form of “victoria” — queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading “After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!”
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In this reading “After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!”
In this reading “At _last_ we've got some good news.”
In this reading “At _last_ we've got some good news.”
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later than; following
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OUT OF DANGER At last!
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
the two together, not just one
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading OUT OF DANGER At last!
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From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading At _last_ we've got some good news.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At _last_ we've got some good news.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
plural of “hair” — a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Lascelles is out of danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Lascelles is out of danger.
immediately past
From this reading OUT OF DANGER At last!
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Lascelles is out of danger.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
information about recent and important events
From this reading At _last_ we've got some good news.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OUT OF DANGER At last!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading OUT OF DANGER At last!
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
being one more than sixteen
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading At _last_ we've got some good news.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
moved around an axis or center
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
possessive form of “victoria” — queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At _last_ we've got some good news.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
a late time of life
From this reading After what has seemed seventeen years of waiting, and after Evelyn and I both feel that our hairs must have turned at least as grey as Aunt Victoria's!
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