Chapter 21 of The Letters of Her Mother to Elizabeth is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Letters of Her Mother to Elizabeth is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH: {_At Home_} Home once more! I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back. I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined. I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
Chapter 21 of The Letters of Her Mother to Elizabeth is here in full — 34 sentences across 7 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading “MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH:”
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading “MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH:”
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.”
possessive form of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading “MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH:”
with respect to moral principles
From this reading “I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.”
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading “I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined.”
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading “I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.”
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading “MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH:”
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anew
In this reading “{_At Home_} Home once more!”
a reception held in your own home
In this reading “{_At Home_} Home once more!”
In this reading “I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.”
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From this reading MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
anew
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading {_At Home_} Home once more!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined.
a special loved one
From this reading MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH:
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH:
at any time
From this reading I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH:
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading {_At Home_} Home once more!
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From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
possessive form of “monk” — a male religious living in a cloister and devoting himself to contemplation and prayer and work
From this reading MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH:
with respect to moral principles
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading {_At Home_} Home once more!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
on one occasion
From this reading {_At Home_} Home once more!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
(used of persons and their behavior) cultivated and genteel
From this reading I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined.
not often
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading MONK'S FOLLY, 18th September DARLING ELIZABETH:
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
up to a particular time
From this reading I never knew how much I had missed it till I got back.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I feel quite clean again--I mean morally clean, and that's a sensation that we in our station and particular set get so seldom.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading I wonder how I ever left it, everything is so comfortable and refined.
Chapter 21 of The Letters of Her Mother to Elizabeth by W. R. H. (William Rutherford Hayes) Trowbridge holds 34 sentences, grouped into 7 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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