Chapter 15 of Deerbrook is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Deerbrook is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling. "There now, that's right! We shall be all the better for it. We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors. We can talk there about kittens and cold fowl.
Chapter 15 of Deerbrook is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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on the far side of; further than
From this reading “We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.”
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.”
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “"I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling.”
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading “We can talk there about kittens and cold fowl.”
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading “We can talk there about kittens and cold fowl.”
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading “We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.”
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading “We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.”
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading “"I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We can talk there about kittens and cold fowl.
(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 We shall be all the better for it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We can talk there about kittens and cold fowl.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading We shall be all the better for it.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We shall be all the better for it.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can talk there about kittens and cold fowl.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading We can talk there about kittens and cold fowl.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading "I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We shall be all the better for it.
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
From this reading We can talk there about kittens and cold fowl.
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We shall be all the better for it.
plural of “kitten” — young domestic cat
From this reading We can talk there about kittens and cold fowl.
plural of “know” — the fact of being aware of information that is known to few people
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
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From this reading "I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "There now, that's right!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "There now, that's right!
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall be all the better for it.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading "I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading We can talk there about kittens and cold fowl.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There now, that's right!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We shall be all the better for it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There now, that's right!
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading We have quite enough of seeming happy, God knows, beyond these doors.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall be all the better for it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will, if you will," replied Margaret, faintly smiling.
Chapter 15 of Deerbrook by Harriet Martineau holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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 15 holds 409 sentences of Deerbrook, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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