Chapter 10 of His Family is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of His Family is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week. "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly. She gave him an affectionate smile: "Oh, dearie. Haven't you had enough?"
Chapter 10 of His Family is here in full — 271 sentences across 55 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading “She gave him an affectionate smile:”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.”
with determination; in a determined manner
From this reading “"I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.”
an educational institution
From this reading “She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “She gave him an affectionate smile:”
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading “She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.”
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading She gave him an affectionate smile:
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She gave him an affectionate smile:
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
a special loved one
From this reading "Oh, dearie.
with determination; in a determined manner
From this reading "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Haven't you had enough?"
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave him an affectionate smile:
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Haven't you had enough?"
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From this reading Haven't you had enough?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dearie.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.
an educational institution
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She gave him an affectionate smile:
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I think I should like to see it," her father said determinedly.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She told him the next morning her night school closed for the summer that week.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Haven't you had enough?"
Chapter 10 of His Family by Ernest Poole holds 271 sentences, grouped into 55 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 10 holds 271 sentences of His Family, unabridged, divided into 55 reading sections.
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