Chapter 8 of Bessie at the Sea-Side is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Bessie at the Sea-Side is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so. "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady. Now tell me that you forgive me, and shake hands with me. I am going away to-morrow, and may never see you again." Bessie put her little hand in Miss Adams', and lifted up her face to her.
Chapter 8 of Bessie at the Sea-Side is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading “Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.”
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading “Now tell me that you forgive me, and shake hands with me.”
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “"But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.”
held up in the air
From this reading “Bessie put her little hand in Miss Adams', and lifted up her face to her.”
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading “Now tell me that you forgive me, and shake hands with me.”
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading “"But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.”
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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take someone's hands and shake them as a gesture of greeting or congratulation
In this reading “Now tell me that you forgive me, and shake hands with me.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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American Revolutionary leader and patriot; an organizer of the Boston Tea Party and signer of the Declaration of Independence (1722-1803)
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
anew
From this reading I am going away to-morrow, and may never see you again."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I am going away to-morrow, and may never see you again."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Bessie put her little hand in Miss Adams', and lifted up her face to her.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading Now tell me that you forgive me, and shake hands with me.
the act of departing
From this reading I am going away to-morrow, and may never see you again."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Bessie put her little hand in Miss Adams', and lifted up her face to her.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Now tell me that you forgive me, and shake hands with me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Bessie put her little hand in Miss Adams', and lifted up her face to her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Bessie put her little hand in Miss Adams', and lifted up her face to her.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
held up in the air
From this reading Bessie put her little hand in Miss Adams', and lifted up her face to her.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Bessie put her little hand in Miss Adams', and lifted up her face to her.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I am going away to-morrow, and may never see you again."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I am going away to-morrow, and may never see you again."
not any; not one
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now tell me that you forgive me, and shake hands with me.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Bessie put her little hand in Miss Adams', and lifted up her face to her.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I am going away to-morrow, and may never see you again."
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Now tell me that you forgive me, and shake hands with me.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
struck with fear, dread, or consternation
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
express in words
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now tell me that you forgive me, and shake hands with me.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I am going away to-morrow, and may never see you again."
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Bessie put her little hand in Miss Adams', and lifted up her face to her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Bessie was sure this was not right, but she did not like to tell Miss Adams so.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now tell me that you forgive me, and shake hands with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I am sorry I shocked you, Bessie, and made you think me no lady.
Chapter 8 of Bessie at the Sea-Side by Joanna H. (Joanna Hooe) Mathews holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 8 holds 418 sentences of Bessie at the Sea-Side, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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