Chapter 11 of The School Queens is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The School Queens is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ANETA. So everything was settled. Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night. They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful. Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.
Chapter 11 of The School Queens is here in full — 237 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful.”
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading “Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.”
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading “Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.”
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading “Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.”
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading “So everything was settled.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful.”
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ANETA.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading So everything was settled.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful.
information about recent and important events
From this reading They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.
only a very short time before
From this reading Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading So everything was settled.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So everything was settled.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Cicely and Merry scarcely slept at all that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So everything was settled.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now that their wish was granted, there was pain mingled with their joy.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading They were too much excited; the news was too wonderful.
Chapter 11 of The School Queens by L. T. Meade holds 237 sentences, grouped into 48 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 11 holds 237 sentences of The School Queens, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
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