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Chapter 13 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I understand.” “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.” She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown. “Mr. Naylor! It’s just as Frankie’s sister I’m speaking....
Chapter 13 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 390 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
From this reading ““I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.””
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.”
set down according to a plan
From this reading “She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.”
bestow a quality on
From this reading ““I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.””
hear with intention
From this reading ““I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.””
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “It’s just as Frankie’s sister I’m speaking....”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading ““I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.””
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading “She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.”
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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move out of or depart from
In this reading ““I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.””
seek information from
In this reading “She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It’s just as Frankie’s sister I’m speaking....
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
English writer remembered particularly for his novel about Robinson Crusoe (1660-1731)
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s just as Frankie’s sister I’m speaking....
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I understand.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s just as Frankie’s sister I’m speaking....
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s just as Frankie’s sister I’m speaking....
and nothing more
From this reading It’s just as Frankie’s sister I’m speaking....
set down according to a plan
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
bestow a quality on
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
hear with intention
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. Naylor!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Mr. Naylor!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading It’s just as Frankie’s sister I’m speaking....
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading It’s just as Frankie’s sister I’m speaking....
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading “I understand.”
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
hope for; have a wish
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading She laid her hand on his arm and looked up into his face with a troubled frown.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I wish very much you’d let me lend you enough to go out and see her----” “Miss Defoe!” he said sternly, “I said before I can’t listen to that.”
Chapter 13 of Invincible Minnie by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding holds 390 sentences, grouped into 78 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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