Chapter 9 of Willow the king is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 9 of Willow the king is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson. “Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she? I didn’t think she’d go.” “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv. Her consideration for the Guv is something beautiful.
Chapter 9 of Willow the king is here in full — 213 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading ““And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.”
the act of breaking something
From this reading “Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.”
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading “Her consideration for the Guv is something beautiful.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading “Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.”
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading ““Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she?”
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading ““And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.”
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.”
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading “Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.”
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In this reading ““Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she?”
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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 “Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
any person at all
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Her consideration for the Guv is something beautiful.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
the act of breaking something
From this reading Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading Her consideration for the Guv is something beautiful.
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From this reading I didn’t think she’d go.”
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading “Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Her consideration for the Guv is something beautiful.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I didn’t think she’d go.”
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t think she’d go.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her consideration for the Guv is something beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading “Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she?
concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading “Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she?
anything (such as a document or a phonograph record or a photograph) providing permanent evidence of or information about past events
From this reading Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t think she’d go.”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Her consideration for the Guv is something beautiful.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Record Breaking “POOR old Grace!” said the little parson.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I didn’t think she’d go.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Quite a martyr to public duty, isn’t she?
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From this reading “And she wouldn’t, that’s a moral,” said her brother, “had it been anybody but the Guv.
Chapter 9 of Willow the king by J. C. (John Collis) Snaith holds 213 sentences, grouped into 43 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 9 holds 213 sentences of Willow the king, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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