Chapter 14 of An Unsocial Socialist is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of An Unsocial Socialist is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon. “Why? Is anything the matter with her?” “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself. And why did she not tell about it?
Chapter 14 of An Unsocial Socialist is here in full — 313 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any thing at all
From this reading “Is anything the matter with her?””
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading ““I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading ““What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.”
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading “Is anything the matter with her?””
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading ““I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.”
Identical; not different.
From this reading ““I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading ““I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.”
express in words
From this reading “And why did she not tell about it?”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And why did she not tell about it?
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From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And why did she not tell about it?
any thing at all
From this reading Is anything the matter with her?”
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading And why did she not tell about it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Is anything the matter with her?”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is anything the matter with her?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And why did she not tell about it?
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Is anything the matter with her?”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
above and across; more than
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
Identical; not different.
From this reading “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “I don’t know; she has not been the same since she poisoned herself.
express in words
From this reading And why did she not tell about it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Is anything the matter with her?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What has come over Gertrude?” said Agatha one day to Lady Brandon.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Is anything the matter with her?”
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