Chapter 9 of Timid Lucy is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Timid Lucy is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE KING AND HIS WEAPONS. Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh! Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew? It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.' I would have taken it if I had been in your place.
Chapter 9 of Timid Lucy is here in full — 95 sentences across 19 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading “Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?”
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?”
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading “Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?”
-ing form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading “It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'”
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading “Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!”
only a very short time before
From this reading “Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!”
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading “THE KING AND HIS WEAPONS.”
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In this reading “It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'”
In this reading “Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE KING AND HIS WEAPONS.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I would have taken it if I had been in your place.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I would have taken it if I had been in your place.
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From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would have taken it if I had been in your place.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE KING AND HIS WEAPONS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I would have taken it if I had been in your place.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I would have taken it if I had been in your place.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading THE KING AND HIS WEAPONS.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
a woman of refinement
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
long bench with backs; used in church by the congregation
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I would have taken it if I had been in your place.
-ing form of “presume” — take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
express in words
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
only a very short time before
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
be seated
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
express a supposition
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
carry out
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I would have taken it if I had been in your place.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE KING AND HIS WEAPONS.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
precisely as stated
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was as much as to say, 'I suppose, little miss, you think you ought to sit here, but you are very presuming.'
plural of “weapon” — any instrument or instrumentality used in fighting or hunting
From this reading THE KING AND HIS WEAPONS.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Rosa and Harty were scarcely out of the church door before he began, "Oh!
at the time that
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would have taken it if I had been in your place.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Rosa, did you see how grand Madam Maxwell looked, when she moved for you to take the end of the pew?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would have taken it if I had been in your place.
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