Chapter 25 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Frank! You? Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side. The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air: “Not afraid of me, sister mine, are you?
Chapter 25 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation is here in full — 77 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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absence of light or illumination
From this reading “Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.”
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading “Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.”
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading ““Frank!”
the sound of laughing
From this reading “The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:”
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading “The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:”
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading “The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:”
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading “Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.”
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading “Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.”
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 “The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:”
In this reading “Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.”
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “Not afraid of me, sister mine, are you?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Not afraid of me, sister mine, are you?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading “Frank!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
the sound of laughing
From this reading The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Not afraid of me, sister mine, are you?
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Not afraid of me, sister mine, are you?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Not afraid of me, sister mine, are you?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Not afraid of me, sister mine, are you?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:
inflected form of “ring” — sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:
marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
From this reading The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “Not afraid of me, sister mine, are you?
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
not in physical motion
From this reading The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The old reckless laugh rang upon the still night air:
in or at the place that
From this reading Where did you come from?” turning to the form that from the darkness had stepped to her side.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You?
Chapter 25 of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation by Rosa Graul holds 77 sentences, grouped into 16 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 25 holds 77 sentences of Hilda's Home: A Story of Woman's Emancipation, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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