Chapter 11 of Allison Bain is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Allison Bain is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face. What did she mean? Why did she offer to her a marriage ring? Did she know more than others knew about her? Was a new danger coming upon her?
Chapter 11 of Allison Bain is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.”
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading “Was a new danger coming upon her?”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “Was a new danger coming upon her?”
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading “Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?”
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?”
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.”
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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 Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Did she know more than others knew about her?
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From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Was a new danger coming upon her?
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading Was a new danger coming upon her?
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What did she mean?
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Did she know more than others knew about her?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Did she know more than others knew about her?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading What did she mean?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Did she know more than others knew about her?
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Was a new danger coming upon her?
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Did she know more than others knew about her?
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What did she mean?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Did she know more than others knew about her?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Was a new danger coming upon her?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was a new danger coming upon her?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What did she mean?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why did she offer to her a marriage ring?
possessive form of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Allison looked anxiously into the old woman's eager face.
Chapter 11 of Allison Bain by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 406 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 11 holds 406 sentences of Allison Bain, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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