Chapter 25 of Heart and Science is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Heart and Science is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house. “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said. “It’s my fault, Marceline. Tell your mistress the truth, if she questions you. I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.”
Chapter 25 of Heart and Science is here in full — 81 sentences across 17 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading “Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.”
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading ““It’s my fault, Marceline.”
a female domestic
From this reading “Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Tell your mistress the truth, if she questions you.”
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading “I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.””
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading “I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.””
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading “Tell your mistress the truth, if she questions you.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.””
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading “It’s my fault, Marceline.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Tell your mistress the truth, if she questions you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s my fault, Marceline.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
a female domestic
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “It’s my fault, Marceline.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Tell your mistress the truth, if she questions you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “It’s my fault, Marceline.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.”
-ing form of “obey” — be obedient to
From this reading I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.”
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.”
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading Tell your mistress the truth, if she questions you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
express in words
From this reading Tell your mistress the truth, if she questions you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.”
a fact that has been verified
From this reading Tell your mistress the truth, if she questions you.
look attentively
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “We shall be nearly an hour late, before we get home,” she said.
at the time that
From this reading Mrs. Gallilee’s maid looked at her watch, when the carriage left Mr. Mool’s house.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I shall not think the worse of you for obeying your orders.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell your mistress the truth, if she questions you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Tell your mistress the truth, if she questions you.
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