Chapter 14 of A Little Bush Maid is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Little Bush Maid is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOR FRIENDSHIP “Daddy!” At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet. “It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly. “I told you about him. We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
Chapter 14 of A Little Bush Maid is here in full — 227 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessing life
From this reading “We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!””
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “FOR FRIENDSHIP “Daddy!””
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading “FOR FRIENDSHIP “Daddy!””
held up in the air
From this reading “At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.”
English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848)
From this reading ““It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!””
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading “At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I told you about him.
possessing life
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading FOR FRIENDSHIP “Daddy!”
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
dearly loved
From this reading “It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
opinion or judgment
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR FRIENDSHIP “Daddy!”
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading “It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly.
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading FOR FRIENDSHIP “Daddy!”
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 We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I told you about him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I told you about him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly.
held up in the air
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly.
a shaky motion
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly.
cut with a saw
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
English railway pioneer who built the first passenger railway in 1825 (1781-1848)
From this reading “It’s my dear old friend Stephenson,” he said brokenly.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
in or at that place or location
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading “I told you about him.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We thought he was dead—there was the body; I don’t understand, but this is he, and he’s alive, thank God!”
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
covered or soaked with a liquid such as water
From this reading At the quivering voice her father lifted his head and Norah saw that his eyes were wet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I told you about him.
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