Chapter 10 of Jaquelina is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Jaquelina is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard. "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming. "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child! I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round." "It _is_ a shame," echoed Walter.
Chapter 10 of Jaquelina is here in full — 135 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading “"It _is_ a shame," echoed Walter.”
engage or hire for work
From this reading “"It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!”
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading “"That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.”
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading “"It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!”
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading “Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.”
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading “"That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.”
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading “"It _is_ a shame," echoed Walter.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “"That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.”
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 “Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.”
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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 "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
a young person of either sex
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.
past form of “echo” — to say again or imitate
From this reading "It _is_ a shame," echoed Walter.
having an (over)abundance of flesh
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
engage or hire for work
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
incapable of being avoided or prevented
From this reading "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It _is_ a shame," echoed Walter.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.
cut with a saw
From this reading "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading "It's a shame that Mrs. Meredith does not hire a nurse for that great, fat child!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
any of numerous low-growing violas with small flowers
From this reading "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading "It _is_ a shame," echoed Walter.
in a hearty manner
From this reading "That inevitable Dollie," said Violet, warmly, as she saw her coming.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Jaquelina took the heavy child in her arms and went slowly back to the orchard.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I am sure if I were Jaquelina I would not be forced to carry it round."
Chapter 10 of Jaquelina by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 135 sentences, grouped into 27 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 10 holds 135 sentences of Jaquelina, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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