Chapter 8 of Indian Summer is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Indian Summer is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!" The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek. Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again. "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him." Imogene was going from the room, when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
Chapter 8 of Indian Summer is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “"But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."”
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.”
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading “"But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “"But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “"But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
anew
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
for the reason that
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
a young female
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
the act of departing
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
and nothing more
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
make a promise or commitment
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The girl came up to kiss her; Mrs. Bowen turned her cheek.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
at the time that
From this reading Imogene was going from the room when Mrs. Bowen spoke again.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no; indeed I won't, Mrs. Bowen!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "But I wish you to promise me this only because you don't feel sure of yourself about him."
Chapter 8 of Indian Summer by William Dean Howells holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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 8 holds 407 sentences of Indian Summer, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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