Chapter 19 of Cousin Mary is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 19 of Cousin Mary is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT. “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged. Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you. Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer. You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
Chapter 19 of Cousin Mary is here in full — 132 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.”
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading ““Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.”
every person
From this reading “Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.”
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading “You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.”
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.”
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading “Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.”
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading “You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.”
propel through the air
From this reading “You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.”
a young female
In this reading ““Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.”
get rid of
In this reading “You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.”
place so as to be noticed
In this reading “Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.”
recover something or somebody that appeared to be lost
In this reading “You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.”
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 Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
dearly loved
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
every person
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
plural of “like” — a similar kind
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
for more time
From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
not any; not one
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading IN THE DEAD OF NIGHT.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
propel through the air
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
precisely as stated
From this reading Our little friend is very fond of you, and everybody likes you.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Come! you must try and put up with us a little longer.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Oh no! my dear young lady, no no; you must not be so easily discouraged.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You must get back your pretty colour and throw off this nasty little fever.
Chapter 19 of Cousin Mary by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 132 sentences, grouped into 27 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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