Chapter 5 of A Little Journey in the World is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of A Little Journey in the World is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You must have seen my interest in her. You must have known why I stayed on and on. But it was, it is, all so uncertain. I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.” “Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.
Chapter 5 of A Little Journey in the World is here in full — 179 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.””
in an apologetic and defensive manner
From this reading ““Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.”
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading ““You must have seen my interest in her.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “You must have known why I stayed on and on.”
approval to do something
From this reading “I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.””
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “You must have known why I stayed on and on.”
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading “But it was, it is, all so uncertain.”
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading “I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.””
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But it was, it is, all so uncertain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You must have known why I stayed on and on.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.”
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was, it is, all so uncertain.
in an apologetic and defensive manner
From this reading “Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You must have seen my interest in her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You must have seen my interest in her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You must have known why I stayed on and on.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “You must have seen my interest in her.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading “You must have seen my interest in her.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was, it is, all so uncertain.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was, it is, all so uncertain.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading You must have known why I stayed on and on.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must have seen my interest in her.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You must have seen my interest in her.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading You must have known why I stayed on and on.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading “Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.
approval to do something
From this reading I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading “Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “You must have seen my interest in her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But it was, it is, all so uncertain.
express in speech
From this reading I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading You must have known why I stayed on and on.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Are you quite sure you know your own mind?” asked Miss Forsythe, defensively.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.”
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
From this reading But it was, it is, all so uncertain.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.”
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was, it is, all so uncertain.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading You must have known why I stayed on and on.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You must have seen my interest in her.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I wanted to ask your permission to speak my mind to her.”
Chapter 5 of A Little Journey in the World by Charles Dudley Warner holds 179 sentences, grouped into 36 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.
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