Chapter 11 of Christie Redfern's Troubles is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Christie Redfern's Troubles is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I was very, very home-sick. If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month. And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad. It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it. But it has passed now.
Chapter 11 of Christie Redfern's Troubles is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.”
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.”
the season of growth
From this reading “And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.”
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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 It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it has passed now.
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
destroyed or killed
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
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From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it has passed now.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I was very, very home-sick.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was very, very home-sick.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But it has passed now.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading But it has passed now.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
the season of growth
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It seems like a troubled dream to look back upon it.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I was very, very home-sick.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was very, very home-sick.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
at the time that
From this reading And when my sister went away in the spring, and left me here, it was almost as bad.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading If it hadn't been for shame, I would have gone at the end of the first month.
Chapter 11 of Christie Redfern's Troubles by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 412 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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