Chapter 2 of The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But she's at least a hundred. Why, she looks like his mother. And he is a person of no birth at all." "Birth? He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.
Chapter 2 of The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading “And he is a person of no birth at all."”
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading “He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.”
a social unit living together
From this reading “He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.”
ten 10s
From this reading “"But she's at least a hundred.”
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading “"But she's at least a hundred.”
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “Why, she looks like his mother.”
impressive in appearance
From this reading “He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.”
a human being
From this reading “And he is a person of no birth at all."”
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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 "But she's at least a hundred.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading And he is a person of no birth at all."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he is a person of no birth at all."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "But she's at least a hundred.
the time when something begins (especially life)
From this reading And he is a person of no birth at all."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But she's at least a hundred.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.
very good; of the highest quality
From this reading He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.
a social unit living together
From this reading He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And he is a person of no birth at all."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why, she looks like his mother.
ten 10s
From this reading "But she's at least a hundred.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And he is a person of no birth at all."
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading "But she's at least a hundred.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Why, she looks like his mother.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading Why, she looks like his mother.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Why, she looks like his mother.
not any; not one
From this reading And he is a person of no birth at all."
impressive in appearance
From this reading He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And he is a person of no birth at all."
a human being
From this reading And he is a person of no birth at all."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Why, she looks like his mother.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But she's at least a hundred.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, she looks like his mother.
but in spite of that
From this reading He is of course not noble yet, but his family is excellent.
Chapter 2 of The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 2 holds 417 sentences of The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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