Chapter 12 of The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt. 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way. Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.' 'Not for me?' 'Yes, indeed.
Chapter 12 of The Hand of Ethelberta: A Comedy in Chapters is here in full — 419 sentences across 84 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 “'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.”
in addition to; as well as
From this reading “Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'”
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading “'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.”
any large and important church
From this reading “'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.”
the characteristic sounds made by a horse
From this reading “'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.”
on a floor above
From this reading “'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'”
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading “'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.”
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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 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
Having no one else present.
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'
one of a set of small pieces of stiff paper marked in various ways and used for playing games or for telling fortunes
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
any large and important church
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading 'Yes, indeed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Not for me?'
a form of address for a man
From this reading Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'
the characteristic sounds made by a horse
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading 'Not for me?'
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
on a floor above
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Besides that one, another has come for you--a Mr. Ladywell, and he is waiting.'
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
an affirmative
From this reading 'O yes--I think it is Neigh--there's a card upstairs,' replied her aunt.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading 'I told him you were alone at the cathedral, and I believe he walked that way.
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