Chapter 16 of Christie Redfern's Troubles is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Christie Redfern's Troubles is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes; I must go. How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell. My poor child!" Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with. You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
Chapter 16 of Christie Redfern's Troubles is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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eagerly desirous
From this reading “You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.”
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading “How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.”
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading “How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.”
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading “Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
(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 How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
eagerly desirous
From this reading You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
a child: son or daughter
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
a young person of either sex
From this reading My poor child!"
satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
dearly loved
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Yes; I must go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; I must go.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
evidencing the possession of inside information
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Yes; I must go.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My poor child!"
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading My poor child!"
a mild rebuke or criticism
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
express in words
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading How I could have contented myself all this time, knowing she might be ill, I am sure I cannot tell.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
precisely as stated
From this reading You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You have had a very anxious summer, what with one care and another."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; I must go.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Mrs Nesbitt looked at her anxiously, as she said: "My dear bairn, you have nothing to reproach yourself with.
Chapter 16 of Christie Redfern's Troubles by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 417 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.
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