Chapter 5 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
What were my thoughts after all? Was I ashamed of my kinship with Zoe? With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness? Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate? She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.
Chapter 5 of Children of the Market Place is here in full — 308 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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be envious of; set one's heart on
From this reading “Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?”
being joined in close association
From this reading “She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.”
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading “Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?”
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading “With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?”
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
From this reading “Was I ashamed of my kinship with Zoe?”
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading “With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?”
plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading “She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.”
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later than; following
From this reading What were my thoughts after all?
(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 What were my thoughts after all?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Was I ashamed of my kinship with Zoe?
be envious of; set one's heart on
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
The red fluid that circulates in the heart and blood vessels.
From this reading She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.
in a close relation or position in time or space
From this reading She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.
being joined in close association
From this reading She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Was I ashamed of my kinship with Zoe?
impairment of normal physiological function affecting part or all of an organism
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
a close connection marked by community of interests or similarity in nature or character
From this reading Was I ashamed of my kinship with Zoe?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading What were my thoughts after all?
(of an infant) breast-fed
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Was I ashamed of my kinship with Zoe?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
precisely, exactly
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What were my thoughts after all?
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
plural of “tie” — neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She was as closely connected to him by ties of blood as I was.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was I ashamed of my kinship with Zoe?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were my thoughts after all?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What were my thoughts after all?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Did I begrudge her the interest which she had, of right, with me in our father's estate?
which person or people
From this reading With this human being who had nursed me so tenderly through my illness?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was I ashamed of my kinship with Zoe?
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From this reading Was I ashamed of my kinship with Zoe?
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