Chapter 19 of The Lost Heir is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of The Lost Heir is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A PARTIAL SUCCESS. Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room. With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms. "You wicked, wicked girl!" she exclaimed. "I know that I ought not to speak to you.
Chapter 19 of The Lost Heir is here in full — 245 sentences across 49 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.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.”
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading “A PARTIAL SUCCESS.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.”
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading “A PARTIAL SUCCESS.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “"You wicked, wicked girl!" she exclaimed.”
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.
In this reading “Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.”
In this reading “Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.”
be beset by
In this reading “With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.”
obtain, especially accidentally
In this reading “Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.”
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 A PARTIAL SUCCESS.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "You wicked, wicked girl!" she exclaimed.
a young female
From this reading "You wicked, wicked girl!" she exclaimed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I know that I ought not to speak to you.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.
and nothing more
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I know that I ought not to speak to you.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I know that I ought not to speak to you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading "I know that I ought not to speak to you.
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading A PARTIAL SUCCESS.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
express in speech
From this reading "I know that I ought not to speak to you.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading A PARTIAL SUCCESS.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I know that I ought not to speak to you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
at the time that
From this reading Netta had been away three weeks when one morning, just as they were sitting down to breakfast, she suddenly came into the room.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading "You wicked, wicked girl!" she exclaimed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With a cry of joy Hilda ran into her arms.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You wicked, wicked girl!" she exclaimed.
Chapter 19 of The Lost Heir by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty holds 245 sentences, grouped into 49 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 19 holds 245 sentences of The Lost Heir, unabridged, divided into 49 reading sections.
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