Chapter 26 of A Little Mother to the Others is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of A Little Mother to the Others is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LITTLE MOTHER TO THE RESCUE. Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill. The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain. She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying. Fortune immediately made up her mind not to leave her.
Chapter 26 of A Little Mother to the Others is here in full — 158 sentences across 32 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exhale hard
From this reading “The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.”
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading “The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.”
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading “The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.”
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading “Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.”
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading “She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.”
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading “She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.”
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
From this reading “The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.”
free from harm or evil
From this reading “THE LITTLE MOTHER TO THE RESCUE.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.
exhale hard
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.
being changed over time so as to be e.g. stronger or more complete or more useful
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
English aristocrat who was the first wife of Prince Charles; her death in an automobile accident in Paris produced intense national mourning (1961-1997)
From this reading Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.
marked by intense agitation or emotion
From this reading She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Fortune immediately made up her mind not to leave her.
set up or found
From this reading Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Fortune immediately made up her mind not to leave her.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.
a response of body tissues to injury or irritation; characterized by pain and swelling and redness and heat
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.
go away from a place
From this reading Fortune immediately made up her mind not to leave her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE LITTLE MOTHER TO THE RESCUE.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Fortune immediately made up her mind not to leave her.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Fortune immediately made up her mind not to leave her.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading THE LITTLE MOTHER TO THE RESCUE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
free from harm or evil
From this reading THE LITTLE MOTHER TO THE RESCUE.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The blow she had received on her head had developed into inflammation of the brain.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LITTLE MOTHER TO THE RESCUE.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LITTLE MOTHER TO THE RESCUE.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Fortune immediately made up her mind not to leave her.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was highly feverish, and did not in the least know what she was saying.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, the lost children were found, but little Diana was very ill.
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