Chapter 5 of Louisiana is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Louisiana is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I HAVE HURT YOU." From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana. She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person. Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power. It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.
Chapter 5 of Louisiana is here in full — 147 sentences across 30 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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accomplishment of an objective
From this reading “From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.”
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading “It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “"I HAVE HURT YOU."”
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.”
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading “From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.”
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading “Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.”
make less visible or unclear
From this reading “She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.”
fixed and absolute and without contingency
From this reading “Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.”
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.
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In this reading “Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.”
In this reading “Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.”
In this reading “It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.”
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
In this reading “She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.”
In this reading “It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.”
In this reading “From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
unlike in nature or quality or form or degree
From this reading It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
set up or found
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I HAVE HURT YOU."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
be the source of pain
From this reading "I HAVE HURT YOU."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I HAVE HURT YOU."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.
for more time
From this reading She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.
a state in southern United States on the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
not any; not one
From this reading She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.
make less visible or unclear
From this reading She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.
a human being
From this reading She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading From the day of his arrival a new life began for Louisiana.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It was a power girls of a different class from her own are vested with from the beginning of their lives.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
without proper consideration or reflection
From this reading She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.
fixed and absolute and without contingency
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Suddenly, and for the first time in her life, she found herself vested with a marvellous power.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I HAVE HURT YOU."
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She was no longer an obscure and unconsidered young person.
Chapter 5 of Louisiana by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 147 sentences, grouped into 30 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 147 sentences of Louisiana, unabridged, divided into 30 reading sections.
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