Chapter 14 of Wee Wifie is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Wee Wifie is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CRYSTAL. I do remember it. 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon. CORNWALL. She was as tender As infancy and grace.
Chapter 14 of Wee Wifie is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading “CORNWALL.”
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading “CRYSTAL.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “She was as tender As infancy and grace.”
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading “She was as tender As infancy and grace.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.”
held dear
From this reading “'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.”
To recall to mind.
From this reading “I do remember it.”
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “She was as tender As infancy and grace.”
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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 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was as tender As infancy and grace.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
a hilly county in southwestern England
From this reading CORNWALL.
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading CRYSTAL.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do remember it.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading She was as tender As infancy and grace.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do remember it.
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading She was as tender As infancy and grace.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do remember it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
held dear
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I do remember it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was as tender As infancy and grace.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading She was as tender As infancy and grace.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was as tender As infancy and grace.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading 'Twas such a face As Guido would have loved to look upon.
Chapter 14 of Wee Wifie by Rosa Nouchette Carey holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 14 holds 164 sentences of Wee Wifie, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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