Chapter 16 of Cousin Mary is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Cousin Mary is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
ALARMS. “Have you a headache, my dear? I am sure you have a headache. You are looking quite ghostly. Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
Chapter 16 of Cousin Mary is here in full — 146 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/29 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “ALARMS.”
dearly loved
From this reading ““Have you a headache, my dear?”
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading “You are looking quite ghostly.”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading ““Have you a headache, my dear?”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “You are looking quite ghostly.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.””
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.””
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “I am sure you have a headache.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.””
In this reading “Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.””
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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 “Have you a headache, my dear?
plural of “alarm” — fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading ALARMS.
(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 Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure you have a headache.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are looking quite ghostly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
dearly loved
From this reading “Have you a headache, my dear?
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading You are looking quite ghostly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “Have you a headache, my dear?
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “Have you a headache, my dear?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sure you have a headache.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading You are looking quite ghostly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Have you a headache, my dear?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading You are looking quite ghostly.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I am sure you have a headache.
a special situation
From this reading Poor little thing! you look as if you had not slept all night.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Have you a headache, my dear?
Chapter 16 of Cousin Mary by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 146 sentences, grouped into 30 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 16 holds 146 sentences of Cousin Mary, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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