Chapter 4 of A Girl of the North is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Girl of the North is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THAT night Launa could not sleep. She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself. Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods. She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child. Love, love!
Chapter 4 of A Girl of the North is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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carefully weighed
From this reading “She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child.”
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading “Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.”
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading “She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.”
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.”
past form of “loathe” — find repugnant
From this reading “She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.”
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading “Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.”
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading “She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.”
not known
From this reading “Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.”
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a girl or young woman who is unmarried
In this reading “Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.”
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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 Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child.
carefully weighed
From this reading She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading THAT night Launa could not sleep.
a young female
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
English physician and scientist who described the circulation of the blood; he later proposed that all animals originate from an ovum produced by the female of the species (1578-1657)
From this reading She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.
plural of “idea” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THAT night Launa could not sleep.
past form of “loathe” — find repugnant
From this reading She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child.
the force of workers available
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading THAT night Launa could not sleep.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading THAT night Launa could not sleep.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
plural of “passion” — a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THAT night Launa could not sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT night Launa could not sleep.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
not known
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was so angry with Paul Harvey and with herself; she loathed herself.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading She considered a man must love a woman by whom he has a child.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Her ideas of men and their passions were those of a young girl, to whom passion is unknown, to whom men appear as gods.
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