Chapter 27 of The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Here is a letter for you, ma'am." Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home. "For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice. "Who can want to write to me? And yet, and yet--give it to me, Nancy."
Chapter 27 of The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a hat tied under the chin
From this reading “Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.”
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading “"For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “"Here is a letter for you, ma'am."”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice.”
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading “Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, ma'am."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
a hat tied under the chin
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Who can want to write to me?
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, ma'am."
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading "For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading And yet, and yet--give it to me, Nancy."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, ma'am."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, ma'am."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And yet, and yet--give it to me, Nancy."
and nothing more
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, ma'am."
a woman of refinement
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, ma'am."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice.
having a supporting base
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Who can want to write to me?
the act of going from one place to another
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "For me, Nancy?" said the lady of the forest in a tired voice.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Who can want to write to me?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
which person or people
From this reading Nancy was standing by her mistress, who, in a traveling cloak and bonnet, had just come home.
produce a literary work
From this reading "Who can want to write to me?
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet, and yet--give it to me, Nancy."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Here is a letter for you, ma'am."
Chapter 27 of The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls by L. T. Meade holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 27 holds 154 sentences of The Lady of the Forest: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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