Chapter 16 of A Cry in the Wilderness is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of A Cry in the Wilderness is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I held out my hand. "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start. The others won't be up." "I wish you would," he said eagerly. "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
Chapter 16 of A Cry in the Wilderness is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eat an early morning meal
From this reading “"I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.”
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading “"I wish you would," he said eagerly.”
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading “"I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “"I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.”
in other respects or ways
From this reading “"I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “"I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.”
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “"I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"I wish you would," he said eagerly.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “"I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
with eagerness; in an eager manner
From this reading "I wish you would," he said eagerly.
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading I held out my hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I wish you would," he said eagerly.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading I held out my hand.
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I held out my hand.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I held out my hand.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others won't be up."
in other respects or ways
From this reading "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I held out my hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I wish you would," he said eagerly.
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I must satisfy myself that you are up and about before I go, otherwise--" He hesitated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish you would," he said eagerly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others won't be up."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I wish you would," he said eagerly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I shall be up in the morning and get your breakfast; it's so early for you to start.
Chapter 16 of A Cry in the Wilderness by Mary E. (Mary Ella) Waller holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 16 holds 418 sentences of A Cry in the Wilderness, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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