Chapter 4 of A Maid of the Kentucky Hills is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Maid of the Kentucky Hills is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll come," she said. It was scarcely more than a half-whisper. I did not like to leave her in that mood. "All right, Dryad!" I returned, cheerily.
Chapter 4 of A Maid of the Kentucky Hills is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “"I'll come," she said.”
go away from a place
From this reading “I did not like to leave her in that mood.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I did not like to leave her in that mood.”
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading “I did not like to leave her in that mood.”
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading “I returned, cheerily.”
precisely, exactly
From this reading “"All right, Dryad!"”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “"I'll come," she said.”
only a very short time before
From this reading “It was scarcely more than a half-whisper.”
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In this reading “It was scarcely more than a half-whisper.”
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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 It was scarcely more than a half-whisper.
(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 right, Dryad!"
in a cheerful manner
From this reading I returned, cheerily.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "I'll come," she said.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not like to leave her in that mood.
a deity or nymph of the woods
From this reading "All right, Dryad!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was scarcely more than a half-whisper.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I did not like to leave her in that mood.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not like to leave her in that mood.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll come," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I did not like to leave her in that mood.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was scarcely more than a half-whisper.
go away from a place
From this reading I did not like to leave her in that mood.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I did not like to leave her in that mood.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading I did not like to leave her in that mood.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was scarcely more than a half-whisper.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not like to leave her in that mood.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading I returned, cheerily.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "All right, Dryad!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I'll come," she said.
only a very short time before
From this reading It was scarcely more than a half-whisper.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll come," she said.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It was scarcely more than a half-whisper.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I did not like to leave her in that mood.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not like to leave her in that mood.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was scarcely more than a half-whisper.
Chapter 4 of A Maid of the Kentucky Hills by Edwin Carlile Litsey holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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