Chapter 29 of A Little Miss Nobody is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 29 of A Little Miss Nobody is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes. They did so and Scorch forced up the lower one. "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him. "Where is he?" "We don't know," said Jennie, hastily.
Chapter 29 of A Little Miss Nobody is here in full — 143 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tree (as opposed to shrub)
From this reading “ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.”
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “"Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.”
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading “"Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.”
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading “ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.”
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading “ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.”
plural of “sash” — a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading “ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.”
make very hot and dry
From this reading “They did so and Scorch forced up the lower one.”
open the lock of
From this reading “ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.”
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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 ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
(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 ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
tree (as opposed to shrub)
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.
past form of “climb” — go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did so and Scorch forced up the lower one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't know," said Jennie, hastily.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading They did so and Scorch forced up the lower one.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "We don't know," said Jennie, hastily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.
deep and harsh sounding as if from shouting or illness or emotion
From this reading "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where is he?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "We don't know," said Jennie, hastily.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "We don't know," said Jennie, hastily.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading They did so and Scorch forced up the lower one.
past form of “motion” — show, express or direct through movement
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They did so and Scorch forced up the lower one.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "We don't know," said Jennie, hastily.
plural of “sash” — a framework that holds the panes of a window in the window frame
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
make very hot and dry
From this reading They did so and Scorch forced up the lower one.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading They did so and Scorch forced up the lower one.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They did so and Scorch forced up the lower one.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.
open the lock of
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We don't know," said Jennie, hastily.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where is he?"
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Hist!" he whispered, in a tone so hoarse that it almost choked him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading ALL ABOUT NANCY The red-haired youth drew himself up to the window-sill (he had climbed a rickety arbor below) and motioned to the girls to unlock the sashes.
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