Chapter 6 of From the Valley of the Missing is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of From the Valley of the Missing is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Flea assented. "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister. Would you like to be my sister?" Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes. "Yep!" she choked.
Chapter 6 of From the Valley of the Missing is here in full — 400 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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stopped up; clogged up
From this reading “"Yep!" she choked.”
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading “Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes.”
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading “Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes.”
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
From this reading “Flea assented.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes.”
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “"Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.”
in spite of the fact that
From this reading “"Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.”
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the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Flea assented.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes.
stopped up; clogged up
From this reading "Yep!" she choked.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes.
any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
From this reading Flea assented.
a long fixed look
From this reading Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes.
and nothing more
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Would you like to be my sister?"
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yep!" she choked.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Flea dropped her gaze before the earnest eyes.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Would you like to be my sister?"
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like to be my sister?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yep!" she choked.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then, as long as you are with us, you will be our guest just as though you were my sister.
Chapter 6 of From the Valley of the Missing by Grace Miller White holds 400 sentences, grouped into 80 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 6 holds 400 sentences of From the Valley of the Missing, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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