Chapter 2 of Donna Teresa is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of Donna Teresa is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist. "Now, guess." Mrs Brodrick hesitated. "One mustn't be greedy," she said. "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
Chapter 2 of Donna Teresa is here in full — 440 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “"Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.”
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading “"One mustn't be greedy," she said.”
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading “Mrs Brodrick hesitated.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."”
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading “"It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.”
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading “"Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.”
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading “"Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.”
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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the cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five
In this reading “"It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "One mustn't be greedy," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs Brodrick hesitated.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading "Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
immoderately desirous of acquiring e.g. wealth
From this reading "One mustn't be greedy," she said.
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "Now, guess."
past form of “hesitate” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Mrs Brodrick hesitated.
ten 10s
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs Brodrick hesitated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "One mustn't be greedy," she said.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "One mustn't be greedy," she said.
plural of “pound” — 16 ounces avoirdupois
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
recurring again and again
From this reading "Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "One mustn't be greedy," she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "One mustn't be greedy," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading "Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.
precisely as stated
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
the narrowing of the body between the ribs and hips
From this reading "Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, now," repeated Teresa, catching Sylvia by the waist.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It would be very nice for you if it were five hundred pounds."
Chapter 2 of Donna Teresa by Frances Mary Peard holds 440 sentences, grouped into 88 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 2 holds 440 sentences of Donna Teresa, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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