Chapter 4 of The Heir of Redclyffe is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Heir of Redclyffe is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees. --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room. ‘Wherefore?’ inquired Charles. ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’ ‘But where have you been?’
Chapter 4 of The Heir of Redclyffe is here in full — 431 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’”
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “‘Wherefore?’ inquired Charles.”
a movement into or inward
From this reading “--SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.”
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading “A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.”
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading “--SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “‘Wherefore?’ inquired Charles.”
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading “--SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.”
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading “‘Wherefore?’ inquired Charles.”
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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 A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.
(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 A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ‘But where have you been?’
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But where have you been?’
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading ‘Wherefore?’ inquired Charles.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.
a clergyman; especially a settled minister or parson
From this reading A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
a movement into or inward
From this reading --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.
an informal term for a youth or man
From this reading --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ‘But where have you been?’
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading ‘Wherefore?’ inquired Charles.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
a form of address for a man
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
not any; not one
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A fig for all dactyls, a fig for all spondees, A fig for all dunces and dominie grandees.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading --SCOTT ‘How glad I am!’ exclaimed Guy, entering the drawing-room.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
precisely as stated
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ‘I thought I was too late, and I am very glad to find no one arrived, and Mr. and Mrs. Edmonstone not come down.’
in or at the place that
From this reading ‘But where have you been?’
an old word meaning “why” or “for that reason”
From this reading ‘Wherefore?’ inquired Charles.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘But where have you been?’
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