Chapter 8 of Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James. "Was she poisoned?" "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy. "Poisoned! Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?
Chapter 8 of Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “"Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “"Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.”
spoil as if by poison
From this reading “Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?”
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading “"Was she poisoned?"”
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading “"Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James.”
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading “"Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “"Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.”
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading “Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading "Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
spoil as if by poison
From this reading Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?
past form of “poison” — spoil as if by poison
From this reading "Was she poisoned?"
past form of “question” — challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James.
uttered in a shrill scream as of pain or terror
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James.
a special situation
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Was she poisoned?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Then what did she die of?" questioned Mrs. James.
which person or people
From this reading Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Who would be so wicked as to poison Lavinia?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Oh, how can you suggest so dreadful a thing!" shrieked Nancy.
Chapter 8 of Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series by Henry, Mrs. Wood holds 406 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 8 holds 406 sentences of Johnny Ludlow, Fifth Series, unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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