Chapter 15 of Anxious Audrey is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Anxious Audrey is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right." "Yes, I will take care of mother. Are you very tired, dear? I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well." Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
Chapter 15 of Anxious Audrey is here in full — 323 sentences across 65 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/64 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.”
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “Are you very tired, dear?”
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “"I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."”
showing pensive sadness
From this reading “Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.”
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading “I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."”
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be careful, prudent, or watchful
In this reading “"Yes, I will take care of mother.”
In this reading “"I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
later than; following
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
(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 "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
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From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "Yes, I will take care of mother.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
dearly loved
From this reading Are you very tired, dear?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
the act of departing
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, I will take care of mother.
on the contrary
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
carry out
From this reading "Yes, I will take care of mother.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Are you very tired, dear?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
precisely as stated
From this reading Are you very tired, dear?
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
(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 I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
showing pensive sadness
From this reading Audrey smiled up at her father, but it was rather a wistful smile.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading I am afraid you must be, you have worked very hard looking after us all so well."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, I will take care of mother.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think I would like to go for a walk, daddy, if you are going home, and will see that mother is all right."
Chapter 15 of Anxious Audrey by Mabel Quiller-Couch holds 323 sentences, grouped into 65 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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