Chapter 32 of Aunt Kitty's Tales is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of Aunt Kitty's Tales is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ORPHANS. Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness. She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die. But with Ellen it was very different. Mary always tried to save her pain.
Chapter 32 of Aunt Kitty's Tales is here in full — 137 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading “She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.”
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading “She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.”
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading “Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.”
plural of “orphan” — a child who has lost both parents
From this reading “ORPHANS.”
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading “She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.”
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading “Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.”
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading “She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.”
In this reading “She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.”
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prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Mary always tried to save her pain.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But with Ellen it was very different.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading But with Ellen it was very different.
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From this reading But with Ellen it was very different.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But with Ellen it was very different.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
plural of “orphan” — a child who has lost both parents
From this reading ORPHANS.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading Mary always tried to save her pain.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
except for; apart from
From this reading Mary always tried to save her pain.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Mary, I have already said, had nursed her father through his long, tedious illness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Mary always tried to save her pain.
precisely as stated
From this reading But with Ellen it was very different.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
comparative of “weak” — wanting in physical strength
From this reading She had seen him grow weaker and weaker, and she was therefore in some degree prepared to see him die.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But with Ellen it was very different.
Chapter 32 of Aunt Kitty's Tales by Maria J. (Maria Jane) McIntosh holds 137 sentences, grouped into 28 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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