Chapter 4 of Hagar is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Hagar is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?" "To Hagar?" answered the Bishop. "What is the trouble with Hagar? Have you broken your doll, poor dear?" He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
Chapter 4 of Hagar is here in full — 262 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading “THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"”
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading “Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"”
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading “THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"”
a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
From this reading “He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.”
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading “Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"”
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading “He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.”
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading “He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “"What is the trouble with Hagar?”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
a youthful female person
In this reading “THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"”
In this reading “THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"”
In this reading “He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "To Hagar?" answered the Bishop.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
a senior member of the Christian clergy having spiritual and administrative authority; appointed in Christian churches to oversee priests or ministers; considered in some churches to be successors of the twelve Apostles of Christ
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
dearly loved
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
a concise explanation of the meaning of a word or phrase or symbol
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
a small replica of a person; used as a toy
From this reading Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
at any time
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
a young female
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "To Hagar?" answered the Bishop.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
hair taken from the mane or tail of a horse
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is the trouble with Hagar?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
a source of difficulty
From this reading "What is the trouble with Hagar?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He came easily across to the horsehair sofa, a good man, by definition, as ever was.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is the trouble with Hagar?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What is the trouble with Hagar?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading THE CONVICT "My dear Bishop!" exclaimed Mrs. LeGrand; "won't you come here and talk to this little girl?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Have you broken your doll, poor dear?"
Chapter 4 of Hagar by Mary Johnston holds 262 sentences, grouped into 53 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 262 sentences of Hagar, unabridged, divided into 53 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Hagar by Mary Johnston exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 262 sentences, grouped into 53 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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