Chapter 14 of Fernley House is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Fernley House is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch. "Don't leave me!" she repeated. "Margaret, don't leave me to die!" But Margaret put the clinging hands away. "You are not going to die," she said.
Chapter 14 of Fernley House is here in full — 164 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading “THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.”
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading “But Margaret put the clinging hands away.”
the act of grasping
From this reading “THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.”
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.”
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading “"Margaret, don't leave me to die!"”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.”
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading “THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Don't leave me!" she repeated.”
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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 THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "You are not going to die," she said.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But Margaret put the clinging hands away.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
-ing form of “cling” — come or be in close contact with; stick or hold together and resist separation
From this reading But Margaret put the clinging hands away.
the act of grasping
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Margaret, don't leave me to die!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't leave me!" she repeated.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
start firing a weapon
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
the act of departing
From this reading "You are not going to die," she said.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading But Margaret put the clinging hands away.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
go away from a place
From this reading "Don't leave me!" she repeated.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Margaret, don't leave me to die!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Don't leave me!" she repeated.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You are not going to die," she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But Margaret put the clinging hands away.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Don't leave me!" she repeated.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You are not going to die," she said.
Identical; not different.
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Don't leave me!" she repeated.
not in physical motion
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading THE FIRE The three girls reached the door in the same instant, but Mrs. Peyton followed, and still held Margaret's arm in a desperate clutch.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Margaret, don't leave me to die!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You are not going to die," she said.
Chapter 14 of Fernley House by Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards holds 164 sentences, grouped into 33 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 14 holds 164 sentences of Fernley House, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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