Chapter 10 of Enemies is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Enemies is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A FRIEND INDEED "MOTHER!" "Yes, darling!" "What makes my head feel so funny?" "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning. "Yes, so tired, mother; put your hand on my head a little while."
Chapter 10 of Enemies is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a special loved one
From this reading “"Yes, darling!"”
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading “"What makes my head feel so funny?"”
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading “"You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “"What makes my head feel so funny?"”
expressing sorrow
From this reading “"You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.”
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading “"You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.”
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading “"You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.”
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In this reading “"You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.”
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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 A FRIEND INDEED "MOTHER!"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
a special loved one
From this reading "Yes, darling!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "What makes my head feel so funny?"
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading A FRIEND INDEED "MOTHER!"
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading "What makes my head feel so funny?"
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Yes, so tired, mother; put your hand on my head a little while."
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "What makes my head feel so funny?"
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading A FRIEND INDEED "MOTHER!"
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "What makes my head feel so funny?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading A FRIEND INDEED "MOTHER!"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "What makes my head feel so funny?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Yes, so tired, mother; put your hand on my head a little while."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
expressing sorrow
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Yes, so tired, mother; put your hand on my head a little while."
perplexed (as if being expected to know something that you do not know)
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What makes my head feel so funny?"
a tendency to express warm and affectionate feeling
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What makes my head feel so funny?"
during the time that
From this reading "Yes, so tired, mother; put your hand on my head a little while."
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, darling!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are tired, my little one," answered Mrs. Rose with infinite tenderness to Elsie's plaintive questioning.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Yes, so tired, mother; put your hand on my head a little while."
Chapter 10 of Enemies by Marian Isabel Hurrell holds 74 sentences, grouped into 15 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 10 holds 74 sentences of Enemies, unabridged, divided into 15 reading sections.
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