Chapter X of The reigning belle, “The First Bank Notes,” is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter X
Chapter X of The reigning belle, “The First Bank Notes,” is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended. Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss. “Yes, I see. Not very good manners; but to be expected.” “Mother is so much alone, she sometimes forgets.”
Chapter X of The reigning belle, “The First Bank Notes,” is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading “Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.”
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading “Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.”
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading ““Mother is so much alone, she sometimes forgets.””
social deportment
From this reading “Not very good manners; but to be expected.””
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading ““She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading ““She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.”
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading “Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.”
someone who visits
From this reading ““She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a courteous manner
In this reading “Not very good manners; but to be expected.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
Having no one else present.
From this reading “Mother is so much alone, she sometimes forgets.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Not very good manners; but to be expected.”
Englishman and Egyptologist who in 1922 discovered and excavated the tomb of Tutankhamen (1873-1939)
From this reading Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading Not very good manners; but to be expected.”
be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
third-person singular of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading “Mother is so much alone, she sometimes forgets.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Not very good manners; but to be expected.”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mother is so much alone, she sometimes forgets.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.
social deportment
From this reading Not very good manners; but to be expected.”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “Mother is so much alone, she sometimes forgets.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not very good manners; but to be expected.”
emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Yes, I see.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Mother is so much alone, she sometimes forgets.”
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading “Mother is so much alone, she sometimes forgets.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Not very good manners; but to be expected.”
throw or toss with a light motion
From this reading Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Mrs. Carter turned her head with a little disdainful toss.
precisely as stated
From this reading Not very good manners; but to be expected.”
someone who visits
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “She has gone—mother, I mean,” said Ruth, troubled with a fear that their visitor might be offended.
an affirmative
From this reading “Yes, I see.
Chapter 10 of The reigning belle by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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.
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