Chapter 29 of The Serpent's Tooth is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIX
Chapter 29 of The Serpent's Tooth is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter. “I’m so glad, aren’t you?” “_Comme ca!_” she rejoined with a shrug. “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.” “And why not?
Chapter 29 of The Serpent's Tooth is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/19 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading ““Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.”
plural of “antiquity” — the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
From this reading ““_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.””
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading ““Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.”
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading ““_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.””
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading ““_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.””
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading ““_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.””
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading ““_Comme ca!_” she rejoined with a shrug.”
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading ““_Comme ca!_” she rejoined with a shrug.”
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.
In this reading ““_Comme ca!_” she rejoined with a shrug.”
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 “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
plural of “antiquity” — the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m so glad, aren’t you?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
a white metallic element that burns with a brilliant light; the fifth most abundant element in the earth's crust; an important component of most plants and animals
From this reading “_Comme ca!_” she rejoined with a shrug.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Comme ca!_” she rejoined with a shrug.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
willing to give and share unstintingly
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “I’m so glad, aren’t you?”
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’m so glad, aren’t you?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
plural of “le” — a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “And why not?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
(ballet) a step in dancing (especially in classical ballet)
From this reading “_Moi je n’aime pas les antiquities!_” “Oh, Cara! and she has always been so kind, and generous to you.”
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading “_Comme ca!_” she rejoined with a shrug.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
a gesture involving the shoulders
From this reading “_Comme ca!_” she rejoined with a shrug.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “I’m so glad, aren’t you?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “Mrs. Hesketh comes to-morrow,” her mother announced to Cara, as she folded up a letter.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “And why not?
in the company of; together with
From this reading “_Comme ca!_” she rejoined with a shrug.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I’m so glad, aren’t you?”
Chapter 29 of The Serpent's Tooth by B. M. (Bithia Mary) Croker holds 95 sentences, grouped into 19 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 29 holds 95 sentences of The Serpent's Tooth, unabridged, divided into 19 reading sections.
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