Chapter 6 of Addie's Husband is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 6 of Addie's Husband is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What will they say? What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford. "And how can I tell them about it? Oh, the worst part of all is before me now! How can I tell them about it--how can I tell them?
Chapter 6 of Addie's Husband is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading “What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.”
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading “What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.”
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading “What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.”
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading “Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!”
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading “What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.”
express in words
From this reading “"And how can I tell them about it?”
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading “What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And how can I tell them about it?
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From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
(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 Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And how can I tell them about it?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "And how can I tell them about it?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "And how can I tell them about it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "And how can I tell them about it?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "And how can I tell them about it?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!
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From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!
a feeling of evil to come
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
express in words
From this reading "What will they say?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
express in words
From this reading "And how can I tell them about it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "And how can I tell them about it?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What will they say?
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What will they say?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "What will they say?
in the company of; together with
From this reading What will they do?" thinks Addie, with shuddering presentiment as she is being driven along the high-road to Nutsford.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading Oh, the worst part of all is before me now!
Chapter 6 of Addie's Husband by Mrs. Gordon Smythies holds 189 sentences, grouped into 38 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.
Chapter 6 holds 189 sentences of Addie's Husband, unabridged, divided into 38 reading sections.
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