Chapter 3 of The Queen of Hearts is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of The Queen of Hearts is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUR DILEMMA. Who is the young lady? And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower? Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton. She is an orphan and an only child.
Chapter 3 of The Queen of Hearts is here in full — 254 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a young person of either sex
From this reading “She is an orphan and an only child.”
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
From this reading “OUR DILEMMA.”
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading “Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.”
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading “And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.”
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading “She is an orphan and an only child.”
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading “Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.”
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading “And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?”
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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 Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She is an orphan and an only child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?
a young person of either sex
From this reading She is an orphan and an only child.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?
state of uncertainty or perplexity especially as requiring a choice between equally unfavorable options
From this reading OUR DILEMMA.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
a narrow secluded valley (in the mountains)
From this reading And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Who is the young lady?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Who is the young lady?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
and nothing more
From this reading She is an orphan and an only child.
a child who has lost both parents
From this reading She is an orphan and an only child.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR DILEMMA.
an abstraction belonging to or characteristic of two entities or parts together
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
express in words
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Who is the young lady?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And how did she find her way into The Glen Tower?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
which person or people
From this reading Who is the young lady?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her name (in relation to which I shall have something more to say a little further on) is Jessie Yelverton.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Who is the young lady?
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