Chapter 10 of Two Penniless Princesses is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 10 of Two Penniless Princesses is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid. ‘O St. Andrew! St. Bride! Our Lady of Succour! St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
Chapter 10 of Two Penniless Princesses is here in full — 216 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading “St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.”
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading “‘O St. Andrew!”
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading “‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.”
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading “St. Bride!”
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading “St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.”
wash or flow against
From this reading “St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.”
a female domestic
From this reading “‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.”
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading “St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.”
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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 ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
(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 St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
(New Testament) disciple of Jesus; brother of Peter; patron saint of Scotland
From this reading ‘O St. Andrew!
past form of “banish” — expel from a community or group
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
a woman who has recently been married
From this reading St. Bride!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
third-person singular of “deny” — declare untrue; contradict
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Our Lady of Succour!
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
wash or flow against
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
a female domestic
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
(superlative of “near” or “close”) within the shortest distance
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading ‘O St. Andrew!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our Lady of Succour!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our Lady of Succour!
a male human offspring
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘O St. Andrew!
assistance in time of difficulty
From this reading Our Lady of Succour!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘For I am now the Earlis son, And not a banished, man.’--The Nut-Brown Maid.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading St. Denys!--all the lave of you, that may be nearest in this fremd land,--come and aid him.
Chapter 10 of Two Penniless Princesses by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 216 sentences, grouped into 44 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 10 holds 216 sentences of Two Penniless Princesses, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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