Chapter 16 of Edna Browning is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Edna Browning is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UP IN THE NORTH ROOM. “Oh, how pleasant and nice. Am I to sleep here?” Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire. “What’s become of that little room?
Chapter 16 of Edna Browning is here in full — 106 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.”
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading “Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.”
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading “Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ““Oh, how pleasant and nice.”
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading “UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.”
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading ““Oh, how pleasant and nice.”
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading “Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Am I to sleep here?””
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 “Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.”
at or in the front
In this reading “Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.”
In this reading ““What’s become of that little room?”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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from one side of something to the other
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Am I to sleep here?”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “Oh, how pleasant and nice.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “What’s become of that little room?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
start firing a weapon
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Am I to sleep here?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, how pleasant and nice.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Am I to sleep here?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.
inflected form of “kneel” — rest one's weight on one's knees
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “What’s become of that little room?
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Oh, how pleasant and nice.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, how pleasant and nice.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading “Oh, how pleasant and nice.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Am I to sleep here?”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “What’s become of that little room?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Am I to sleep here?”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading UP IN THE NORTH ROOM.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Edna asked, as she skipped across the floor, and knelt upon the hearth-rug in front of the fire.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “What’s become of that little room?
Chapter 16 of Edna Browning by Mary Jane Holmes holds 106 sentences, grouped into 22 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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