Chapter 5 of Dreamikins is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of Dreamikins is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Feeding the Hungry MRS. HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days. When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her. She did not see much of her children, but then she never had. She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
Chapter 5 of Dreamikins is here in full — 273 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.”
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.”
clothing in general
From this reading “She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.”
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading “She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.”
the act of consuming food
From this reading “Feeding the Hungry MRS.”
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading “Feeding the Hungry MRS.”
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading “When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.”
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 “When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.”
move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
In this reading “HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.”
In this reading “HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.”
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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 She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
clothing in general
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
to consider or examine in speech or writing
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
a social unit living together
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
the act of consuming food
From this reading Feeding the Hungry MRS.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading Feeding the Hungry MRS.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Feeding the Hungry MRS.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
above and across; more than
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Feeding the Hungry MRS.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She cried a little over them the first evening of her arrival, then she began to discuss their clothes with Nurse.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She did not see much of her children, but then she never had.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HARRINGTON did not come down to her children for some days.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
at the time that
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When she arrived she was in deep black, and she brought the family lawyer with her.
Chapter 5 of Dreamikins by Amy Le Feuvre holds 273 sentences, grouped into 55 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 5 holds 273 sentences of Dreamikins, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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