Chapter 9 of The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter IX
Chapter 9 of The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE BROWN BULL--(_Continued_). "And she Told them an old-world history." MATTHEW ARNOLD. "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.' "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
Chapter 9 of The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading “MATTHEW ARNOLD.”
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading “THE BROWN BULL--(_Continued_).”
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading “THE BROWN BULL--(_Continued_).”
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “"'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “"'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “"'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading “MATTHEW ARNOLD.”
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading “"'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "And she Told them an old-world history."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And she Told them an old-world history."
English poet and literary critic (1822-1888)
From this reading MATTHEW ARNOLD.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading THE BROWN BULL--(_Continued_).
uncastrated adult male of domestic cattle
From this reading THE BROWN BULL--(_Continued_).
without stop or interruption
From this reading THE BROWN BULL--(_Continued_).
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
the aggregate of past events
From this reading "And she Told them an old-world history."
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
having or proceeding from an innately kind disposition
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; traditionally considered to be the author of the first Gospel
From this reading MATTHEW ARNOLD.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
not any; not one
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
characteristic of former times especially in Europe
From this reading "And she Told them an old-world history."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "And she Told them an old-world history."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE BROWN BULL--(_Continued_).
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And she Told them an old-world history."
in or at that place or location
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "'She is so kind-hearted,' said the king; 'she might imagine it her duty to sacrifice herself to our people.'
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "And she Told them an old-world history."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "'She is so courageous,' said the queen, 'there is no knowing what she might not do.'
Chapter 9 of The Tapestry Room: A Child's Romance by Mrs. Molesworth holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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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