Chapter 10 of The Stokesley Secret is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Stokesley Secret is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself. What a prize!” “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?” For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read. “Your Mamma, my dear?” asked Miss Fosbrook.
Chapter 10 of The Stokesley Secret is here in full — 176 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.”
encourage somebody by crying hollo
From this reading ““You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?””
informal terms for a mother
From this reading ““Your Mamma, my dear?” asked Miss Fosbrook.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading ““THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.”
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading “What a prize!””
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading ““You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?””
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading “For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.”
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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 “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
react verbally
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Your Mamma, my dear?” asked Miss Fosbrook.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
dearly loved
From this reading “Your Mamma, my dear?” asked Miss Fosbrook.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Your Mamma, my dear?” asked Miss Fosbrook.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
encourage somebody by crying hollo
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Your Mamma, my dear?” asked Miss Fosbrook.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Your Mamma, my dear?” asked Miss Fosbrook.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Your Mamma, my dear?” asked Miss Fosbrook.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading What a prize!”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
a guided missile fired from land or shipboard against an airborne target
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
a variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “THERE!” exclaimed Susan, “I really have got a letter from Papa himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a prize!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
at the time that
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading For Susan’s eyes had grown large, and her whole face scarlet, and she gave a little cry as she read.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You’ll have to mind your Grosvenor when you answer _him_,” said Sam; “but hollo, what’s the matter?”
Chapter 10 of The Stokesley Secret by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 176 sentences, grouped into 36 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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