Chapter 8 of The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Don't suppose a mother doesn't see and understand." "Oh I don't suppose anything. Good-bye mater." "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils." "Coils?"
Chapter 8 of The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “coil” — a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading “"I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."”
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."”
a farewell remark
From this reading “Good-bye mater."”
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading “Good-bye mater."”
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading “"I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."”
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading “"I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."”
reverse the winding or twisting of
From this reading “"I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."”
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading “"I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."”
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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 "Don't suppose a mother doesn't see and understand."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Don't suppose a mother doesn't see and understand."
any thing at all
From this reading "Oh I don't suppose anything.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
plural of “coil” — a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't suppose a mother doesn't see and understand."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't suppose a mother doesn't see and understand."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
possessive form of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
a farewell remark
From this reading Good-bye mater."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh I don't suppose anything.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
an informal use of the Latin word for mother; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
From this reading Good-bye mater."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Don't suppose a mother doesn't see and understand."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh I don't suppose anything.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "Don't suppose a mother doesn't see and understand."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
express a supposition
From this reading "Don't suppose a mother doesn't see and understand."
something that seduces or has the quality to seduce
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Don't suppose a mother doesn't see and understand."
reverse the winding or twisting of
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "I think it so splendid of you to go, to turn your back on temptation, to unwind yourself from that wretched girl's coils."
Chapter 8 of The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight by Elizabeth Von Arnim holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 8 holds 421 sentences of The Princess Priscilla's Fortnight, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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