Chapter 9 of The Old Helmet, Volume I is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Old Helmet, Volume I is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN PERPLEXITIES. "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling." Eleanor set out early to go home. She would not wait to be sent for. The walk might set her pulses in motion again perhaps.
Chapter 9 of The Old Helmet, Volume I is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading “"Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."”
a special loved one
From this reading “"Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “Eleanor set out early to go home.”
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading “"Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."”
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading “The walk might set her pulses in motion again perhaps.”
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading “The walk might set her pulses in motion again perhaps.”
-ing form of “snarl” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “"Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “The walk might set her pulses in motion again perhaps.”
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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 "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
from one side of something to the other
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
anew
From this reading The walk might set her pulses in motion again perhaps.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She would not wait to be sent for.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
a special loved one
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Eleanor set out early to go home.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Eleanor set out early to go home.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She would not wait to be sent for.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Eleanor set out early to go home.
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN PERPLEXITIES.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading The walk might set her pulses in motion again perhaps.
secure in or as if in a berth or dock
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading The walk might set her pulses in motion again perhaps.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Eleanor set out early to go home.
by chance
From this reading The walk might set her pulses in motion again perhaps.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading IN PERPLEXITIES.
plural of “pulse” — (electronics) a sharp transient wave in the normal electrical state (or a series of such transients)
From this reading The walk might set her pulses in motion again perhaps.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading She would not wait to be sent for.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Eleanor set out early to go home.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She would not wait to be sent for.
-ing form of “snarl” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Eleanor set out early to go home.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading She would not wait to be sent for.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading The walk might set her pulses in motion again perhaps.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She would not wait to be sent for.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look, a horse at the door, And little King Charles is snarling; Go back, my lord, across the moor, You are not her darling."
Chapter 9 of The Old Helmet, Volume I by Susan Warner holds 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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 9 holds 494 sentences of The Old Helmet, Volume I, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
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