Chapter 15 of Katie Robertson is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 15 of Katie Robertson is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONSCIENCE. Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late. Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could. She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side. Everything seemed so strange.
Chapter 15 of Katie Robertson is here in full — 123 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.”
in a state of sleep
From this reading “She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.”
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading “Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.”
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading “CONSCIENCE.”
showing lack of care for consequences
From this reading “She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.”
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading “She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.”
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading “She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.”
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading “She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.”
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later than; following
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
in a state of sleep
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
From this reading CONSCIENCE.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Everything seemed so strange.
a young female
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
showing lack of care for consequences
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
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 She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Everything seemed so strange.
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
be seated
From this reading Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Everything seemed so strange.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Everything seemed so strange.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.
the act of using
From this reading Indeed, she could not have kept awake, and would have been of little use if she could.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
in or at the place that
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr Sanderson would not allow Katie to sit up late.
used of the younger of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a son from his father
From this reading She shared Nina's bed in the room where the younger children slept, but lay awake thinking, long after that irresponsible little girl was asleep by her side.
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