Chapter 16 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly. “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful. And it seems to me that I could be, here.” He couldn’t answer. “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
Chapter 16 of Invincible Minnie is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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to or in a foreign country
From this reading ““I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.”
react verbally
From this reading “He couldn’t answer.”
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading ““I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.”
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading ““I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading ““I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “And it seems to me that I could be, here.””
in a stupid manner
From this reading ““I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.”
being of use or service
From this reading ““I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.”
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 ““I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading “I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And it seems to me that I could be, here.”
react verbally
From this reading He couldn’t answer.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And it seems to me that I could be, here.”
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading And it seems to me that I could be, here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He couldn’t answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
the act of departing
From this reading “I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And it seems to me that I could be, here.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And it seems to me that I could be, here.”
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And it seems to me that I could be, here.”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And it seems to me that I could be, here.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
in a stupid manner
From this reading “I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And it seems to me that I could be, here.”
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “I’d like---- How can I help you best about them?” she asked.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And it seems to me that I could be, here.”
being of use or service
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.
in or at the place that
From this reading “I don’t care much where I go, as long as I’m more or less useful.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I thought you were going abroad,” he said, stupidly.
Chapter 16 of Invincible Minnie by Elisabeth Sanxay Holding holds 409 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 16 holds 409 sentences of Invincible Minnie, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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