Chapter 5 of The Jewel of Seven Stars is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Jewel of Seven Stars is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny. There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said: “Very well, Mrs. Grant; let them go! Pay them up to today, and a month’s wages. They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
Chapter 5 of The Jewel of Seven Stars is here in full — 287 sentences across 58 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading “There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:”
let have
From this reading ““Very well, Mrs. Grant; let them go!”
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading “There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:”
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading “They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.”
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading “Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.”
the present time or age
From this reading “Pay them up to today, and a month’s wages.”
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading “Pay them up to today, and a month’s wages.”
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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 There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Pay them up to today, and a month’s wages.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:
relevant relation or interconnection
From this reading There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:
the past participle of “be”
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Very well, Mrs. Grant; let them go!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
let have
From this reading “Very well, Mrs. Grant; let them go!
having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
From this reading There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
the act of departing
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “Very well, Mrs. Grant; let them go!
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.
possessive form of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Pay them up to today, and a month’s wages.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Very well, Mrs. Grant; let them go!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
a judge of a probate court
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Pay them up to today, and a month’s wages.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:
the trait of resolutely controlling your own behavior
From this reading Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.
plural of “servant” — a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:
plural of “suspicion” — an impression that something might be the case
From this reading Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “Very well, Mrs. Grant; let them go!
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a haughty dignity in her bearing as she said:
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They have hitherto been very good servants; and the occasion of their leaving is not an ordinary one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.
the present time or age
From this reading Pay them up to today, and a month’s wages.
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From this reading Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Pay them up to today, and a month’s wages.
precisely as stated
From this reading “Very well, Mrs. Grant; let them go!
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading Pay them up to today, and a month’s wages.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Suspicions The first to get full self-command was Miss Trelawny.
(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 “Very well, Mrs. Grant; let them go!
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