Chapter 2 of Allison Bain is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Allison Bain is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it. For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that. "It is Allison Bain," said she. "Oh! it is Allison Bain, is it? So you are come already.
Chapter 2 of Allison Bain is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading “So you are come already.”
come together
From this reading “For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.”
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading “For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.”
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading “The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.”
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading “For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.”
the words of something written
From this reading “For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.”
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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 The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is Allison Bain," said she.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading So you are come already.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading So you are come already.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It is Allison Bain," said she.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading So you are come already.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
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From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is Allison Bain," said she.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
come together
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
possessive form of “minister” — a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh! it is Allison Bain, is it?
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is Allison Bain," said she.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is Allison Bain," said she.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So you are come already.
plural of “stranger” — anyone who does not belong in the environment in which they are found
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
the words of something written
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The smile which rose to Mrs Hume's face had a little surprise in it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading For it was not the minister's way to meet strangers with a text like that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading So you are come already.
Chapter 2 of Allison Bain by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 2 holds 407 sentences of Allison Bain, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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