Chapter 12 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NINA, YOU ARE SO PERSISTENT. "I wish you wouldn't worry me so, miss." "Well, answer my question. Has Mr. Hart come back?" "Yes--no--I'm sure I can't say.
Chapter 12 of The Honorable Miss is here in full — 188 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
react verbally
From this reading “"Well, answer my question.”
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading “Has Mr. Hart come back?"”
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading “NINA, YOU ARE SO PERSISTENT.”
never-ceasing
From this reading “NINA, YOU ARE SO PERSISTENT.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Well, answer my question.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"Yes--no--I'm sure I can't say.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"I wish you wouldn't worry me so, miss."”
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading “"I wish you wouldn't worry me so, miss."”
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react verbally
From this reading "Well, answer my question.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading NINA, YOU ARE SO PERSISTENT.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Has Mr. Hart come back?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes--no--I'm sure I can't say.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Has Mr. Hart come back?"
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading Has Mr. Hart come back?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Has Mr. Hart come back?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't worry me so, miss."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes--no--I'm sure I can't say.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't worry me so, miss."
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't worry me so, miss."
a form of address for a man
From this reading Has Mr. Hart come back?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, answer my question.
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading NINA, YOU ARE SO PERSISTENT.
not any; not one
From this reading "Yes--no--I'm sure I can't say.
never-ceasing
From this reading NINA, YOU ARE SO PERSISTENT.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Well, answer my question.
express in words
From this reading "Yes--no--I'm sure I can't say.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading NINA, YOU ARE SO PERSISTENT.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "Yes--no--I'm sure I can't say.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, answer my question.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't worry me so, miss."
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't worry me so, miss."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I wish you wouldn't worry me so, miss."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes--no--I'm sure I can't say.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading NINA, YOU ARE SO PERSISTENT.
Chapter 12 of The Honorable Miss by L. T. Meade holds 188 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
Chapter 12 holds 188 sentences of The Honorable Miss, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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