Chapter 30 of Kildares of Storm is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Kildares of Storm is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother. "What has happened to Jacky? Why, she's all eyes! I never saw such a change! Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
Chapter 30 of Kildares of Storm is here in full — 208 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/41 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading “I never saw such a change!”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.”
plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading “As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"What has happened to Jacky?”
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading “Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"”
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"”
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading “Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"”
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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 I never saw such a change!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Why, she's all eyes!
Having no one else present.
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I never saw such a change!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
plural of “explanation” — a statement that makes something comprehensible by describing the relevant structure or operation or circumstances etc.
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Why, she's all eyes!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "What has happened to Jacky?
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What has happened to Jacky?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I never saw such a change!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What has happened to Jacky?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never saw such a change!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
cut with a saw
From this reading I never saw such a change!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Why, she's all eyes!
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
in the near future
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I never saw such a change!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "What has happened to Jacky?
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading As soon as they were alone, Jemima demanded explanations of her mother.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has happened to Jacky?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, she's all eyes!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Her smile makes you want to cry, somehow.--Mother, it can't be--Channing?"
Chapter 30 of Kildares of Storm by Eleanor Mercein Kelly holds 208 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 30 holds 208 sentences of Kildares of Storm, unabridged, divided into 42 reading sections.
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