Chapter 2 of The Queen's Favourite is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The Queen's Favourite is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
It was Agnes who opened to him. She was startled at the pallor of his face. "Is your royal highness ill?" she asked. "No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled." "Come in," said she, "and tell us what ails you."
Chapter 2 of The Queen's Favourite is here in full — 433 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading “"Come in," said she, "and tell us what ails you."”
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading “"Is your royal highness ill?" she asked.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"Is your royal highness ill?" she asked.”
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “"No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."”
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading “"Is your royal highness ill?" she asked.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."”
to a great degree
From this reading “"No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."”
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading “She was startled at the pallor of his face.”
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In this reading “"No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."”
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From this reading It was Agnes who opened to him.
plural of “ail” — aromatic bulb used as seasoning
From this reading "Come in," said she, "and tell us what ails you."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Is your royal highness ill?" she asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was startled at the pallor of his face.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come in," said she, "and tell us what ails you."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She was startled at the pallor of his face.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."
(Your Highness or His Highness or Her Highness) title used to address a royal person
From this reading "Is your royal highness ill?" she asked.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was Agnes who opened to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She was startled at the pallor of his face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "Is your royal highness ill?" she asked.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Come in," said she, "and tell us what ails you."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Is your royal highness ill?" she asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Agnes who opened to him.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was startled at the pallor of his face.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading It was Agnes who opened to him.
unnatural lack of color in the skin (as from bruising or sickness or emotional distress)
From this reading She was startled at the pallor of his face.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading "No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."
of or relating to or indicative of or issued or performed by a king or queen or other monarch
From this reading "Is your royal highness ill?" she asked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come in," said she, "and tell us what ails you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was startled at the pallor of his face.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."
to a great degree
From this reading "No, Agnes, but I am sick at heart and I am sorely puzzled."
excited by sudden surprise or alarm and making a quick involuntary movement
From this reading She was startled at the pallor of his face.
express in words
From this reading "Come in," said she, "and tell us what ails you."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was startled at the pallor of his face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was Agnes who opened to him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come in," said she, "and tell us what ails you."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was Agnes who opened to him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Come in," said she, "and tell us what ails you."
which person or people
From this reading It was Agnes who opened to him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come in," said she, "and tell us what ails you."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Is your royal highness ill?" she asked.
Chapter 2 of The Queen's Favourite by Eliza F. [Adapter] Pollard holds 433 sentences, grouped into 87 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 433 sentences of The Queen's Favourite, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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