Chapter 5 of Little sweetheart is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Little sweetheart is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation. They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee. She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly: “Mrs. de Vere sleeps late this morning.” A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
Chapter 5 of Little sweetheart is here in full — 65 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/13 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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without care or concern
From this reading “She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:”
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading “They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.”
past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading “The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.”
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading “They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.”
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading ““Mrs. de Vere sleeps late this morning.””
a person loved by another person
From this reading “A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.”
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading “She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:”
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 “She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:”
In this reading “She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
the two together, not just one
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
without care or concern
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
something that provides access (to get in or get out)
From this reading The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
past form of “hinder” — be a hindrance or obstacle to
From this reading The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
in an inquiring manner
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “Mrs. de Vere sleeps late this morning.”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “Mrs. de Vere sleeps late this morning.”
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
past form of “pour” — cause to run
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
cut with a saw
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
plural of “sleep” — a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading “Mrs. de Vere sleeps late this morning.”
a person loved by another person
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Mrs. de Vere sleeps late this morning.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
communicated in words
From this reading A thought of little Sweetheart came to both, but neither uttered it aloud.
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading She saw him glance inquiringly at his mother’s vacant chair, and said, carelessly:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They took their places, and Mrs. de Vere poured her husband’s coffee.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The entrance of a servant with breakfast hindered further conversation.
Chapter 5 of Little sweetheart by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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 5 holds 65 sentences of Little sweetheart, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 5 of Little sweetheart by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 65 sentences, grouped into 13 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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