Chapter 10 of Deerbrook is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Deerbrook is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well! if she is such a wise woman--. But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her. Can she bring herself to own that either of you have faults?" "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high." "What can make you so anxious as to what she meant?"
Chapter 10 of Deerbrook is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “"What can make you so anxious as to what she meant?"”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.”
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “Can she bring herself to own that either of you have faults?"”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.”
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “"What can make you so anxious as to what she meant?"”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.”
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading “"Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."”
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading “"Well! if she is such a wise woman--.”
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 "Well! if she is such a wise woman--.
eagerly desirous
From this reading "What can make you so anxious as to what she meant?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "What can make you so anxious as to what she meant?"
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Can she bring herself to own that either of you have faults?"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Can she bring herself to own that either of you have faults?"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
one or the other of two
From this reading Can she bring herself to own that either of you have faults?"
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Can she bring herself to own that either of you have faults?"
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Can she bring herself to own that either of you have faults?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Can she bring herself to own that either of you have faults?"
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Well! if she is such a wise woman--.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well! if she is such a wise woman--.
engage in
From this reading "What can make you so anxious as to what she meant?"
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "What can make you so anxious as to what she meant?"
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Can she bring herself to own that either of you have faults?"
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well! if she is such a wise woman--.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What can make you so anxious as to what she meant?"
past form of “spare” — refrain from harming
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Well! if she is such a wise woman--.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Can she bring herself to own that either of you have faults?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well! if she is such a wise woman--.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What can make you so anxious as to what she meant?"
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading "Well! if she is such a wise woman--.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "Well! if she is such a wise woman--.
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes: she has never spared us, from the time we were two feet high."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But I doubt whether you could get her nearer to the point without danger of hurting her.
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