Chapter 14 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But she should not have stopped there with you. She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage. My boy.... It’s a bad business. How old is she?”
Chapter 14 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “It’s a bad business.”
a youthful male person
From this reading “My boy....”
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading “It’s a bad business.”
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading “She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.”
apprehended with certainty
From this reading “She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.”
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading “She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading ““But she should not have stopped there with you.”
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 “It’s a bad business.”
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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 must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It’s a bad business.
a youthful male person
From this reading My boy....
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading It’s a bad business.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But she should not have stopped there with you.
-ing form of “force” — to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
From this reading She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “But she should not have stopped there with you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How old is she?”
moving to the inside of something
From this reading She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading How old is she?”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s a bad business.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My boy....
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “But she should not have stopped there with you.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading How old is she?”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “But she should not have stopped there with you.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “But she should not have stopped there with you.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “But she should not have stopped there with you.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “But she should not have stopped there with you.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She must have known she was forcing you into a marriage.
in the company of; together with
From this reading “But she should not have stopped there with you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But she should not have stopped there with you.
Chapter 14 of Invincible Minnie by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding holds 417 sentences, grouped into 84 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 14 holds 417 sentences of Invincible Minnie, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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