Chapter 11 of The Small House at Allington is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Small House at Allington is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
COURCY CASTLE. Courcy Castle was very full. In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family. The earl was there,--and the countess, of course. At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
Chapter 11 of The Small House at Allington is here in full — 341 sentences across 69 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “COURCY CASTLE.”
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading “The earl was there,--and the countess, of course.”
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading “The earl was there,--and the countess, of course.”
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading “In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.”
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading “At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.”
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading “At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.”
an amount of time
From this reading “At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.”
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading “At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.”
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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 In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
(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 In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The earl was there,--and the countess, of course.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading COURCY CASTLE.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
female equivalent of a count or earl
From this reading The earl was there,--and the countess, of course.
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From this reading COURCY CASTLE.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading The earl was there,--and the countess, of course.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount
From this reading The earl was there,--and the countess, of course.
a social unit living together
From this reading In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Courcy Castle was very full.
a group of persons together in one place
From this reading In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
not any; not one
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
an amount of time
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
in or at that place or location
From this reading In the first place, there was a great gathering there of all the Courcy family.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
precisely as stated
From this reading Courcy Castle was very full.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Courcy Castle was very full.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading At this period of the year Lady De Courcy was always at home; but the presence of the earl himself had heretofore been by no means so certain.
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