Chapter 6 of Jessica, the Heiress is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of Jessica, the Heiress is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where? Where?" Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked: "Elsa, you forget yourself! Go back indoors, at once."
Chapter 6 of Jessica, the Heiress is here in full — 210 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading “BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?”
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading “BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?”
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading “BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?”
within a building
From this reading “Go back indoors, at once."”
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading “BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?”
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading “Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:”
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading “Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:”
not neatly combed
From this reading “Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “Go back indoors, at once."”
In this reading “Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:”
belong to an earlier time
In this reading “Go back indoors, at once."”
In this reading “BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Go back indoors, at once."
at or toward the back of something
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides)
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Elsa, you forget yourself!
in an uncontrolled manner
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Go back indoors, at once."
solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
within a building
From this reading Go back indoors, at once."
past form of “lock” — fasten with a lock
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
on one occasion
From this reading Go back indoors, at once."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
having or caused by an irregular surface
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
done under pressure
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
plural of “shriek” — sharp piercing cry
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
with sternness; in a severe manner
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
a river in central England that flows generally northeastward to join with the Ouse River and form the Humber
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
not neatly combed
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
communicated in words
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
in or at the place that
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
which person or people
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading BEHIND LOCKED DOORS The shrieks were uttered by Elsa Winkler, who frantically rushed to the horse block, demanding: "Where?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Mrs. Trent gave one glance at the rough, unkempt woman, and sternly remarked:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Elsa, you forget yourself!
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading "Elsa, you forget yourself!
Chapter 6 of Jessica, the Heiress by Evelyn Raymond holds 210 sentences, grouped into 42 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 6 holds 210 sentences of Jessica, the Heiress, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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