Chapter 10 of Ann Boyd: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Ann Boyd: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy. "I tell you what I’ll do," she said. "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone." "Well, you can do as you like about that," Ann said. "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
Chapter 10 of Ann Boyd: A Novel is here in full — 398 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “"The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.”
consider or hold as true
From this reading “"I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."”
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading “Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy.”
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading “"I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."”
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading “"The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.”
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy.”
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading “"I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."”
possessive form of “virginia” — a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
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In this reading “"The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.”
In this reading “"I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."”
In this reading “Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy.”
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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 "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Well, you can do as you like about that," Ann said.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
consider or hold as true
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
keenly excited (especially sexually) or indicating excitement
From this reading Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, you can do as you like about that," Ann said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Well, you can do as you like about that," Ann said.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I tell you what I’ll do," she said.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you what I’ll do," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I tell you what I’ll do," she said.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Well, you can do as you like about that," Ann said.
the temporary provision of money (usually at interest)
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
and nothing more
From this reading "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I tell you what I’ll do," she said.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I tell you what I’ll do," she said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
express in words
From this reading "I tell you what I’ll do," she said.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Well, you can do as you like about that," Ann said.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
a special situation
From this reading "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
possessive form of “virginia” — a state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
From this reading Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, you can do as you like about that," Ann said.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "I tell you what I’ll do," she said.
which person or people
From this reading "The only thing I absolutely insist on is that she isn’t told who sent it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Virginia’s face was now aflame with joy.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading "I’ll accept it as a loan, and I’ll pay it back some day if I have to work my hands to the bone."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you what I’ll do," she said.
Chapter 10 of Ann Boyd: A Novel by Will N. (Will Nathaniel) Harben holds 398 sentences, grouped into 80 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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