Chapter 16 of Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART. Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice. She did not know the meaning of malice. The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact. She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
Chapter 16 of Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief is here in full — 163 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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very pleasing to the eye
From this reading “The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.”
any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
From this reading “Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.”
defiance of authority
From this reading “Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.”
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading “Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.”
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading “The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.”
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading “She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.”
resistant to guidance or discipline
From this reading “THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.”
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
From this reading “Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
(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 Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
Having no one else present.
From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
very pleasing to the eye
From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
cause to be bored
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
a young person of either sex
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
plural of “fault” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
a young female
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
any of various plants of the genus Althaea; similar to but having smaller flowers than genus Alcea
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
defiance of authority
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
feeling a need to see others suffer
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.
not any; not one
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She did not know the meaning of malice.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The open look on her bonnie face alone proclaimed this fact.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She was really sorry for Leucha, and did not give her own swollen cheek a serious thought.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
resistant to guidance or discipline
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.
which person or people
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
a feeling of extreme emotional intensity
From this reading Hollyhock was a child who, with all her wildness, her insubordination, her many faults, bore no malice.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE GIRL WITH THE WAYWARD HEART.
Chapter 16 of Hollyhock: A Spirit of Mischief by L. T. Meade holds 163 sentences, grouped into 33 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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