Chapter 18 of Autobiography of a Female Slave is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Autobiography of a Female Slave is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT. The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said: "Come, now, Ann, you are not quite free. From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so." "What have I done, Miss Jane?"
Chapter 18 of Autobiography of a Female Slave is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading “From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT.”
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading “THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT.”
a crime less serious than a felony
From this reading “THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT.”
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading “The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:”
the act of punishing
From this reading “THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT.”
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading “The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:”
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In this reading “The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:”
put clothing on one's body
In this reading “From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."”
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affected manners intended to impress others
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Come, now, Ann, you are not quite free.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Come, now, Ann, you are not quite free.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, now, Ann, you are not quite free.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading "What have I done, Miss Jane?"
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "Come, now, Ann, you are not quite free.
an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What have I done, Miss Jane?"
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
a crime less serious than a felony
From this reading THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Come, now, Ann, you are not quite free.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Come, now, Ann, you are not quite free.
quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
From this reading The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
the act of punishing
From this reading THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "Come, now, Ann, you are not quite free.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MISDEMEANOR--THE PUNISHMENT--ITS CONSEQUENCE--FRIGHT.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
a calm, lengthy, intent consideration
From this reading The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading The next day Miss Jane, observing my unusual thoughtfulness, said:
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What have I done, Miss Jane?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading From the airs that you have put on, one would think you had been made so."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come, now, Ann, you are not quite free.
Chapter 18 of Autobiography of a Female Slave by Martha Griffith Browne holds 414 sentences, grouped into 83 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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