Chapter 8 of Allison Bain is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Allison Bain is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble. But why should you not go to him yourself?" "But that is what I cannot tell you. I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found. I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
Chapter 8 of Allison Bain is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the verbal act of requesting
From this reading “I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “"You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “"You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.”
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading “I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.”
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “But why should you not go to him yourself?"”
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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 "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
(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 "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
the verbal act of requesting
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But that is what I cannot tell you.
set up or found
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But that is what I cannot tell you.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
express in words
From this reading "But that is what I cannot tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
a source of difficulty
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "But that is what I cannot tell you.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I have been asking you to help my Willie, but indeed it is myself that you will help most.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would never be suffered to go with him if I were to be found.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have a right to all the help that I can give you, as has any one in trouble.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But why should you not go to him yourself?"
Chapter 8 of Allison Bain by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 405 sentences, grouped into 81 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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