Chapter 8 of Family Pride is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VIII
Chapter 8 of Family Pride is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE MARRIAGE. "Why did you invite him to Linwood?" Helen began. "I am sure we have had city guests enough. Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Chapter 8 of Family Pride is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.”
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading “Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.”
house for a farmer and family
From this reading “Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “"I am sure we have had city guests enough.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “Helen began.”
increase the likelihood of
From this reading “"Why did you invite him to Linwood?"”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “AFTER THE MARRIAGE.”
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading “Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.”
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later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE MARRIAGE.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Helen began.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
house for a farmer and family
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Helen began.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
increase the likelihood of
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading AFTER THE MARRIAGE.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
and nothing more
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
inflected form of “overcome” — win a victory over
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE MARRIAGE.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "I am sure we have had city guests enough.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, if Wilford Cameron had only never come, we should have had Katy now," and the sister-love overcame every other feeling, making Helen cry bitterly as they drove back to the farmhouse.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Why did you invite him to Linwood?"
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