Chapter 4 of Christie Redfern's Troubles is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Christie Redfern's Troubles is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping. Christie gave a quick look into his face. He smiled. "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks. I hope you will be as good a woman as your mother was, Christie."
Chapter 4 of Christie Redfern's Troubles is here in full — 410 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
From this reading “"Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.”
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading “"Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.”
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading “"Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.”
the state of being asleep
From this reading “"Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.”
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading “"Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.”
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading “"Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “"Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.”
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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 Christie gave a quick look into his face.
(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 "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I hope you will be as good a woman as your mother was, Christie."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I hope you will be as good a woman as your mother was, Christie."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Christie gave a quick look into his face.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Christie gave a quick look into his face.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I hope you will be as good a woman as your mother was, Christie."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Christie gave a quick look into his face.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I hope you will be as good a woman as your mother was, Christie."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I hope you will be as good a woman as your mother was, Christie."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Christie gave a quick look into his face.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
a girl or young woman who is unmarried
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
immediately past
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Christie gave a quick look into his face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading I hope you will be as good a woman as your mother was, Christie."
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Christie gave a quick look into his face.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
the state of being asleep
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading He smiled.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I hope you will be as good a woman as your mother was, Christie."
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
at the time that
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I hope you will be as good a woman as your mother was, Christie."
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading I hope you will be as good a woman as your mother was, Christie."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, and you have reminded me of her in various ways during the last few weeks.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your voice is like your mother's, Christie, my lassie," he said one night, when all but themselves were sleeping.
Chapter 4 of Christie Redfern's Troubles by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 410 sentences, grouped into 82 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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