Chapter 2 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MRS. BERTRAM'S WILL. And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her. She was in no sense of the word a sham. She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.
Chapter 2 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.”
to certain extent or degree
From this reading “She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.”
joined in matrimony
From this reading “She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.”
to a tolerably worthy extent
From this reading “She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.”
a general conscious awareness
From this reading “She was in no sense of the word a sham.”
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
From this reading “She was in no sense of the word a sham.”
highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
From this reading “She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.”
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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 She was in no sense of the word a sham.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
any person at all
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
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From this reading BERTRAM'S WILL.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
to certain extent or degree
From this reading She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
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 And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
joined in matrimony
From this reading She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading MRS.
not any; not one
From this reading She was in no sense of the word a sham.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
to a tolerably worthy extent
From this reading She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading She was in no sense of the word a sham.
something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be
From this reading She was in no sense of the word a sham.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was in no sense of the word a sham.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was in no sense of the word a sham.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.
highly educated; having extensive information or understanding
From this reading She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.
in fortunate circumstances financially; moderately rich
From this reading She was well-born, well-educated, respectably married, and fairly well-off.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And Mrs. Bertram did not care in the least what anybody thought of her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading BERTRAM'S WILL.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She was in no sense of the word a sham.
Chapter 2 of The Honorable Miss by L. T. Meade holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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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