Chapter 10 of Katie Robertson is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Katie Robertson is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NOVEL-READING. "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak. "I don't know; I always do feel so in the mornings. It's awfully hard to get up. Don't you find it so?"
Chapter 10 of Katie Robertson is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “"What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “It's awfully hard to get up.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “"What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.”
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “It's awfully hard to get up.”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “"What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.”
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “"I don't know; I always do feel so in the mornings.”
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading “"What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.”
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading “"What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.”
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "I don't know; I always do feel so in the mornings.
used as intensifiers
From this reading It's awfully hard to get up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "I don't know; I always do feel so in the mornings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't know; I always do feel so in the mornings.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "I don't know; I always do feel so in the mornings.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Don't you find it so?"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It's awfully hard to get up.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It's awfully hard to get up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't know; I always do feel so in the mornings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I don't know; I always do feel so in the mornings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don't you find it so?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It's awfully hard to get up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading "I don't know; I always do feel so in the mornings.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
plural of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading "I don't know; I always do feel so in the mornings.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOVEL-READING.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
plural of “rule” — a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
express in speech
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It's awfully hard to get up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
at the time that
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What makes you so tired to-day, Tessa?" said Katie, one morning when the "rules" allowed the girls to speak.
Chapter 10 of Katie Robertson by Margaret E. Winslow holds 111 sentences, grouped into 23 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 111 sentences of Katie Robertson, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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