Chapter 4 of Heedless Hetty is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Heedless Hetty is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"WHAT'S IN A NAME?" POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world. How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home! And Matty would be so sorry, and Dan would laugh. But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
Chapter 4 of Heedless Hetty is here in full — 194 sentences across 39 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/38 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.”
physically weak
From this reading “But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “And Matty would be so sorry, and Dan would laugh.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “And Matty would be so sorry, and Dan would laugh.”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.”
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading “POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.”
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading “How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.”
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.
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In this reading “POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.”
In this reading “POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.”
In this reading “How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!”
In this reading “POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.”
In this reading “But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.”
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 "WHAT'S IN A NAME?"
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Matty would be so sorry, and Dan would laugh.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
a young person of either sex
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Matty would be so sorry, and Dan would laugh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
physically weak
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
a young female
From this reading POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "WHAT'S IN A NAME?"
the sound of laughing
From this reading And Matty would be so sorry, and Dan would laugh.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And Matty would be so sorry, and Dan would laugh.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
used to form the superlative
From this reading POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading "WHAT'S IN A NAME?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And Matty would be so sorry, and Dan would laugh.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading And Matty would be so sorry, and Dan would laugh.
a state of acute pain
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.
precisely as stated
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "WHAT'S IN A NAME?"
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading POOR Hetty! she thought herself the most unfortunate girl in the world.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading But worst of all, little Flo would miss her; and she had become very fond of the frail, suffering child.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How vexed her mother would be if she were sent home!
Chapter 4 of Heedless Hetty by Annette Lyster holds 194 sentences, grouped into 39 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.
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