Chapter 25 of The School Queens is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 25 of The School Queens is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A VISIT TO THE GROCER. James Martin abhorred the aristocracy--so he said. Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty. He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation." He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
Chapter 25 of The School Queens is here in full — 351 sentences across 71 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “abhor” — find repugnant
From this reading “James Martin abhorred the aristocracy--so he said.”
regarded with admiration
From this reading “Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.”
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading “James Martin abhorred the aristocracy--so he said.”
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading “Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.”
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.”
marked by refinement in taste and manners
From this reading “He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."”
a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading “A VISIT TO THE GROCER.”
the manner in which someone utters a word
From this reading “He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."”
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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 A VISIT TO THE GROCER.
inflected form of “abhor” — find repugnant
From this reading James Martin abhorred the aristocracy--so he said.
regarded with admiration
From this reading Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.
in addition
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."
a privileged class holding hereditary titles
From this reading James Martin abhorred the aristocracy--so he said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."
refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
From this reading Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.
marked by refinement in taste and manners
From this reading He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."
a young female
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.
a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
From this reading A VISIT TO THE GROCER.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading James Martin abhorred the aristocracy--so he said.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.
being deepest within the self
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading James Martin abhorred the aristocracy--so he said.
found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form
From this reading He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
French bishop who is a patron saint of France (died in 397)
From this reading James Martin abhorred the aristocracy--so he said.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
the manner in which someone utters a word
From this reading He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading James Martin abhorred the aristocracy--so he said.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading James Martin abhorred the aristocracy--so he said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."
express in speech
From this reading He liked to hear her speak, and he made some effort to copy her "genteel pronunciation."
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading He also, in his inmost heart, admired Maggie as a girl of spirit, although not a beautiful one.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A VISIT TO THE GROCER.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A VISIT TO THE GROCER.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A VISIT TO THE GROCER.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Nevertheless, he greatly admired his elegant wife in her faded beauty.
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