Chapter 3 of Love in a Muddle is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Love in a Muddle is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I stopped. I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs. "Miss Burbridge, will you come?" I went slowly. I was trembling and a little afraid.
Chapter 3 of Love in a Muddle is here in full — 494 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading “I was trembling and a little afraid.”
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading “I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.”
possessive form of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading “I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.”
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading “I stopped.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “I was trembling and a little afraid.”
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 “I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.”
In this reading “I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.”
In this reading “I went slowly.”
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 I was trembling and a little afraid.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I was trembling and a little afraid.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Miss Burbridge, will you come?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Miss Burbridge, will you come?"
the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I stopped.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I was trembling and a little afraid.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Burbridge, will you come?"
possessive form of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
above and across; more than
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
inflected form of “rap” — strike sharply
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading I went slowly.
a person, without saying who
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I stopped.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
a shaky motion
From this reading I was trembling and a little afraid.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was quite alone, and someone was rapping on the floor, and I heard the nurse’s voice over the stairs.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went slowly.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Miss Burbridge, will you come?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Miss Burbridge, will you come?"
Chapter 3 of Love in a Muddle by Christine Jope-Slade holds 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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 3 holds 494 sentences of Love in a Muddle, unabridged, divided into 99 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 3 of Love in a Muddle by Christine Jope-Slade exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 494 sentences, grouped into 99 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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