Chapter 11 of Cinderella in the South is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Cinderella in the South is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I looked him straight in the eyes, considering. 'I have changed,' I said. He looked at me hopefully. He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war. 'So the holy war's all right?' he asked.
Chapter 11 of Cinderella in the South is here in full — 429 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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made or become different in nature or form
From this reading “'I have changed,' I said.”
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading “I looked him straight in the eyes, considering.”
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading “'So the holy war's all right?' he asked.”
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading “He looked at me hopefully.”
from a time in the past until now
From this reading “He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war.”
successive (without a break)
From this reading “I looked him straight in the eyes, considering.”
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war.”
possessive form of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading “'So the holy war's all right?' he asked.”
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(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 'So the holy war's all right?' he asked.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading 'So the holy war's all right?' he asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked at me hopefully.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading 'I have changed,' I said.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war.
-ing form of “consider” — deem to be
From this reading I looked him straight in the eyes, considering.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I looked him straight in the eyes, considering.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war.
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From this reading He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'I have changed,' I said.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He looked at me hopefully.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I looked him straight in the eyes, considering.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading 'So the holy war's all right?' he asked.
with hope; in a hopeful manner
From this reading He looked at me hopefully.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I looked him straight in the eyes, considering.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I looked him straight in the eyes, considering.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I looked him straight in the eyes, considering.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He looked at me hopefully.
precisely, exactly
From this reading 'So the holy war's all right?' he asked.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading 'I have changed,' I said.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading 'So the holy war's all right?' he asked.
successive (without a break)
From this reading I looked him straight in the eyes, considering.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I looked him straight in the eyes, considering.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading He hadn't seen me since I had come back from the war.
possessive form of “war” — the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading 'So the holy war's all right?' he asked.
Chapter 11 of Cinderella in the South by Arthur Shearly Cripps holds 429 sentences, grouped into 86 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 11 holds 429 sentences of Cinderella in the South, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
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