Chapter 26 of Ingleside is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of Ingleside is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again. "It's all right," he said. "The girl is free to go where she chooses. Now I want to ask you a question. Where do you go to church?"
Chapter 26 of Ingleside is here in full — 166 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Now I want to ask you a question.”
third-person singular of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading “"The girl is free to go where she chooses.”
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading “Where do you go to church?"”
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading “"The girl is free to go where she chooses.”
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.”
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.”
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “Now I want to ask you a question.”
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading “THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.”
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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 Now I want to ask you a question.
anew
From this reading THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.
(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 "It's all right," he said.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading Now I want to ask you a question.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.
third-person singular of “choose” — pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading "The girl is free to go where she chooses.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Where do you go to church?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Where do you go to church?"
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading "The girl is free to go where she chooses.
a young female
From this reading "The girl is free to go where she chooses.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "The girl is free to go where she chooses.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now I want to ask you a question.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "The girl is free to go where she chooses.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's all right," he said.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now I want to ask you a question.
the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading Now I want to ask you a question.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It's all right," he said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It's all right," he said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "The girl is free to go where she chooses.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "The girl is free to go where she chooses.
precisely as stated
From this reading THE SIMPLE PRAYER, THE very next day he called again.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Now I want to ask you a question.
in or at the place that
From this reading "The girl is free to go where she chooses.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Now I want to ask you a question.
Chapter 26 of Ingleside by Madeline Leslie holds 166 sentences, grouped into 34 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 26 holds 166 sentences of Ingleside, unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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