Chapter 14 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.” He did not meet her eye. He spoke as if he appealed to the bureau. “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions? And does it do me any harm?
Chapter 14 of Christina Alberta's father is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
From this reading ““I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.””
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “He spoke as if he appealed to the bureau.”
an administrative unit of government
From this reading “He spoke as if he appealed to the bureau.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading ““I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.””
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading ““And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?”
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading “And does it do me any harm?”
provoking horror
From this reading ““And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading ““I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.””
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In this reading “And does it do me any harm?”
In this reading ““I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.””
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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 “I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.”
one of the three prairie provinces in western Canada; rich in oil and natural gas and minerals
From this reading “I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading He spoke as if he appealed to the bureau.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He spoke as if he appealed to the bureau.
an administrative unit of government
From this reading He spoke as if he appealed to the bureau.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.”
expletives used informally as intensifiers
From this reading “I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He did not meet her eye.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?
plural of “expression” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?
the organ of sight
From this reading He did not meet her eye.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?
any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
From this reading And does it do me any harm?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He did not meet her eye.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He did not meet her eye.
provoking horror
From this reading “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He spoke as if he appealed to the bureau.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And does it do me any harm?
come together
From this reading He did not meet her eye.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He did not meet her eye.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading “I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.”
a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel
From this reading “I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He spoke as if he appealed to the bureau.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He spoke as if he appealed to the bureau.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He spoke as if he appealed to the bureau.
the act of using
From this reading “And does it do you any good to use such horrible expressions?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I called you,” said Christina Alberta, “a damned old Rascal.”
Chapter 14 of Christina Alberta's father by H. G. (Herbert George) Wells 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.
Chapter 14 holds 417 sentences of Christina Alberta's father, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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