Chapter 14 of Angelica is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Angelica is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I don’t want to leave you," said her mother. She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness. "You better!" "Why? What are you going to do?"
Chapter 14 of Angelica is here in full — 428 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/85 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “"You better!"”
the act of departing
From this reading “What are you going to do?"”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.”
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.”
go away from a place
From this reading “"I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.”
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading “She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.”
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From this reading She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What are you going to do?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "You better!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading What are you going to do?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.
the act of departing
From this reading What are you going to do?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.
go away from a place
From this reading "I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.
the state of being alone in solitary isolation
From this reading She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What are you going to do?"
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading She could imagine how hideous would be Angelica’s loneliness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I don’t want to leave you," said her mother.
Chapter 14 of Angelica by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding holds 428 sentences, grouped into 86 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 14 holds 428 sentences of Angelica, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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