Chapter 13 of Wrecked in Port: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Wrecked in Port: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LIFE AT WESTHOPE. "Tea, my lady!" "Very well. Tell Lady Caroline---- Oh, here you are! I was just sending to tell you that tea was ready.
Chapter 13 of Wrecked in Port: A Novel is here in full — 205 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading “Tell Lady Caroline---- Oh, here you are!”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “Tell Lady Caroline---- Oh, here you are!”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"Tea, my lady!"”
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “LIFE AT WESTHOPE.”
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading “I was just sending to tell you that tea was ready.”
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading “I was just sending to tell you that tea was ready.”
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading “"Tea, my lady!"”
express in words
From this reading “Tell Lady Caroline---- Oh, here you are!”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Tell Lady Caroline---- Oh, here you are!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading LIFE AT WESTHOPE.
of or relating to the life and times of kings Charles I or Charles II of England
From this reading Tell Lady Caroline---- Oh, here you are!
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Tell Lady Caroline---- Oh, here you are!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was just sending to tell you that tea was ready.
and nothing more
From this reading I was just sending to tell you that tea was ready.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Tea, my lady!"
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LIFE AT WESTHOPE.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Tea, my lady!"
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Tell Lady Caroline---- Oh, here you are!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading I was just sending to tell you that tea was ready.
the act of causing something to go (especially messages)
From this reading I was just sending to tell you that tea was ready.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Tea, my lady!"
express in words
From this reading Tell Lady Caroline---- Oh, here you are!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I was just sending to tell you that tea was ready.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I was just sending to tell you that tea was ready.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Very well.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was just sending to tell you that tea was ready.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Very well.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LIFE AT WESTHOPE.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell Lady Caroline---- Oh, here you are!
Chapter 13 of Wrecked in Port: A Novel by Edmund Yates holds 205 sentences, grouped into 41 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 13 holds 205 sentences of Wrecked in Port: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 41 reading sections.
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