Chapter 10 of The School Queens is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The School Queens is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE NEWS. Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening. The long and happy day had come to an end. The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory. Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
Chapter 10 of The School Queens is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.”
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading “Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.”
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading “Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.”
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading “Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.”
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading “The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.”
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading “The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.”
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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 Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
entrusted with private information and the confidence of another
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
the mansion of a lord or wealthy person
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
information about recent and important events
From this reading THE NEWS.
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE NEWS.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The long and happy day had come to an end.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading The Tristram girls and Maggie Howland had returned to the rectory.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mr. Cardew arrived at Meredith Manor very late that evening.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Cicely and Merry were having a long, confidential chat together.
Chapter 10 of The School Queens by L. T. Meade holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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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