Chapter 9 of The Heart of Arethusa is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Heart of Arethusa is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure. She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task. "Where have you been all this time? Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least." "Oh, Sister, not quite that long."
Chapter 9 of The Heart of Arethusa is here in full — 217 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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guilty of a misdeed
From this reading “She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.”
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading “Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.”
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading “Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.”
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading “She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.”
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading “She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.”
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading “Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.”
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading “She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.”
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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 Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
any of several bog orchids of the genus Arethusa having 1 or 2 showy flowers
From this reading Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?
guilty of a misdeed
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.
having an eye or eyes or eyelike feature especially as specified; often used in combination
From this reading Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
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 Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Oh, Sister, not quite that long."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Oh, Sister, not quite that long."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Sister, not quite that long."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
above and across; more than
From this reading Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Oh, Sister, not quite that long."
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
joining or attaching by stitches
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Oh, Sister, not quite that long."
of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor; forbidding in aspect
From this reading Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.
carry out
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Oh, Sister, not quite that long."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She dropped her sewing into her lap and prepared to take the delinquent one to task.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Eliza eyed Arethusa over her glasses with stern displeasure.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where have you been all this time?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Your Aunt 'Titia's been ready and waiting for you a half hour at least."
Chapter 9 of The Heart of Arethusa by Frances Barton Fox holds 217 sentences, grouped into 44 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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