Chapter 4 of A Little Mother to the Others is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Little Mother to the Others is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RUB-A-DUB. "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later. He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him. It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother. Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
Chapter 4 of A Little Mother to the Others is here in full — 204 sentences across 41 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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placed in a grave
From this reading “Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.”
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading “It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.”
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading “Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.”
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading “"What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.”
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.”
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.”
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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 "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
anew
From this reading Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
placed in a grave
From this reading Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
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From this reading It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.
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From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
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From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
plural of “moment” — a particular point in time
From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.
the sound made by beating a drum
From this reading RUB-A-DUB.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
successive (without a break)
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then again he buried his face in his big hands, and his strong frame shook.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He stood up as he spoke, shook himself, and gazed straight before him.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was exactly as if he were really speaking to the children's mother.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What am I to do, Evangeline?" said Mr. Delaney, a few moments later.
Chapter 4 of A Little Mother to the Others by L. T. Meade holds 204 sentences, grouped into 41 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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