Chapter 4 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SWEETS OF FREEDOM. "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!" Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness. Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions. "Oh, but, Bertie, isn't it naughty?"
Chapter 4 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls is here in full — 272 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading “Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.”
the muscle tone of healthy tissue
From this reading “Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.”
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading “Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.”
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading “Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.”
property consisting of houses and land
From this reading “Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.”
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading “"Oh, but, Bertie, isn't it naughty?"”
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading “Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.”
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading “THE SWEETS OF FREEDOM.”
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In this reading “Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.”
In this reading “Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.”
In this reading “Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.”
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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 Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
-ing form of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, but, Bertie, isn't it naughty?"
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!"
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!"
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.
the muscle tone of healthy tissue
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints
From this reading THE SWEETS OF FREEDOM.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!"
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
disabled in the feet or legs
From this reading Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.
United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!"
property consisting of houses and land
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, but, Bertie, isn't it naughty?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Oh, but, Bertie, isn't it naughty?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!"
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading "Oh, but, Bertie, isn't it naughty?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SWEETS OF FREEDOM.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, but, Bertie, isn't it naughty?"
plural of “opinion” — a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty
From this reading Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
not in physical motion
From this reading Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.
plural of “sweet” — English phonetician; one of the founders of modern phonetics (1845-1912)
From this reading THE SWEETS OF FREEDOM.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SWEETS OF FREEDOM.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.
past form of “watch” — look attentively
From this reading Milly watched him with admiring eyes, still halting between two opinions.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Small Herbert set his foot to the ground with a gesture of immovable firmness.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can do as you like, Milly; but I shall go!"
Chapter 4 of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls by Evelyn Everett-Green holds 272 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 4 holds 272 sentences of Esther's Charge: A Story for Girls, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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