Chapter 10 of Katy Gaumer is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Katy Gaumer is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead. When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed. They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze. "Can you understand me?" asked the doctor gently. The expression in the brown eyes changed.
Chapter 10 of Katy Gaumer is here in full — 90 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/18 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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construct, build, or erect
From this reading “When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.”
a long fixed look
From this reading “They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “"Can you understand me?" asked the doctor gently.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.”
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading “They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.”
make a promise or commitment
From this reading “KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.”
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading “When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.”
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 “The expression in the brown eyes changed.”
In this reading “"Can you understand me?" asked the doctor gently.”
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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 KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Can you understand me?" asked the doctor gently.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading The expression in the brown eyes changed.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you understand me?" asked the doctor gently.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading The expression in the brown eyes changed.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
construct, build, or erect
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading The expression in the brown eyes changed.
opinion or judgment
From this reading The expression in the brown eyes changed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.
a long fixed look
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
in a gradual manner
From this reading "Can you understand me?" asked the doctor gently.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.
lacking in or deprived of strength or power
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The expression in the brown eyes changed.
and nothing more
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Can you understand me?" asked the doctor gently.
not in physical motion
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
Identical; not different.
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
in or at that place or location
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Can you understand me?" asked the doctor gently.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading KATY MAKES A PROMISE GRANDMOTHER GAUMER was not dead.
at the time that
From this reading When the squire and the doctor reached her side, she sat just as Katy left her, erect, motionless, bright-eyed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading They put her to bed and there she lay with the same bright, helpless gaze.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you understand me?" asked the doctor gently.
Chapter 10 of Katy Gaumer by Elsie Singmaster holds 90 sentences, grouped into 18 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 90 sentences of Katy Gaumer, unabridged, divided into 18 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 10 of Katy Gaumer by Elsie Singmaster exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 90 sentences, grouped into 18 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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