Chapter 1 of The Third Miss St Quentin is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter I
Chapter 1 of The Third Miss St Quentin is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The Third Miss Quentin, by Mrs Molesworth. ________________________________________________________________________ THE THIRD MISS QUENTIN, BY MRS MOLESWORTH. CHAPTER ONE. SIX YEARS OLD. A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
Chapter 1 of The Third Miss St Quentin is here in full — 408 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with brightness
From this reading “A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.”
the act of burning something
From this reading “A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.”
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading “CHAPTER ONE.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.”
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading “A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.”
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading “A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “SIX YEARS OLD.”
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading “The Third Miss Quentin, by Mrs Molesworth.”
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 “SIX YEARS OLD.”
a youthful female person
In this reading “A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.”
at or in the front
In this reading “A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.”
In this reading “A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.”
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 A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
with brightness
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
the act of burning something
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The Third Miss Quentin, by Mrs Molesworth.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
start firing a weapon
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
a young female
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The Third Miss Quentin, by Mrs Molesworth.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Third Miss Quentin, by Mrs Molesworth.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The Third Miss Quentin, by Mrs Molesworth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading SIX YEARS OLD.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading CHAPTER ONE.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The Third Miss Quentin, by Mrs Molesworth.
floor covering consisting of a piece of thick heavy fabric (usually with nap or pile)
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading SIX YEARS OLD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Third Miss Quentin, by Mrs Molesworth.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading The Third Miss Quentin, by Mrs Molesworth.
precisely as stated
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A very little girl was sitting on the rug in front of a brightly burning fire.
a late time of life
From this reading SIX YEARS OLD.
Chapter 1 of The Third Miss St Quentin by Mrs. Molesworth holds 408 sentences, grouped into 82 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 1 holds 408 sentences of The Third Miss St Quentin, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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