Chapter 14 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A TURN IN THE LANE Poor father! My heart ached sorely for him. He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless. He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint. It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
Chapter 14 of A Little Girl in Old Chicago is here in full — 277 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “My heart ached sorely for him.”
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading “It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.”
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading “He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.”
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading “He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless.”
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading “He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.”
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading “He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.”
to a great degree
From this reading “My heart ached sorely for him.”
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 “A TURN IN THE LANE Poor father!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A TURN IN THE LANE Poor father!
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading My heart ached sorely for him.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless.
covered or wrapped with a bandage
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading A TURN IN THE LANE Poor father!
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading My heart ached sorely for him.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
come to pass
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart ached sorely for him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My heart ached sorely for him.
either side of the body below the waist and above the thigh
From this reading He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
a change for the better; progress in development
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A TURN IN THE LANE Poor father!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
(anatomy) the point of connection between two bones or elements of a skeleton (especially if it allows motion)
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
a narrow way or road
From this reading A TURN IN THE LANE Poor father!
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart ached sorely for him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading A TURN IN THE LANE Poor father!
in the near future
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
to a great degree
From this reading My heart ached sorely for him.
not in physical motion
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A TURN IN THE LANE Poor father!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading A TURN IN THE LANE Poor father!
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
at the time that
From this reading It was bitterly hard when he had been so active, so light of foot, so full of energy and hope.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He suffered with his hip, and his leg was useless.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He was still kept bandaged, and we hoped presently some improvement would happen to the joint.
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