Chapter 5 of Love Stories is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Love Stories is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I'll go back," she promised meekly. "I'm sorry I'm not forty." He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push. But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly. "Where are you?"
Chapter 5 of Love Stories is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a line leading to a place or point
From this reading “He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.”
being ten more than thirty
From this reading “"I'm sorry I'm not forty."”
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading “"I'll go back," she promised meekly.”
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading “"I'll go back," she promised meekly.”
move with force
From this reading “He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.”
with speed
From this reading “But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I'm sorry I'm not forty."”
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading “But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.”
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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 He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
later than; following
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you?"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I'll go back," she promised meekly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
being ten more than thirty
From this reading "I'm sorry I'm not forty."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I'll go back," she promised meekly.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'll go back," she promised meekly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm sorry I'm not forty."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
in a submissive or spiritless manner
From this reading "I'll go back," she promised meekly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm sorry I'm not forty."
and nothing more
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
past form of “promise” — make a promise or commitment
From this reading "I'll go back," she promised meekly.
move with force
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
with speed
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
precisely, exactly
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'll go back," she promised meekly.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I'm sorry I'm not forty."
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
at the time that
From this reading But she had gone only a step or two when she heard him coming after her quickly.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading He turned her round and started her in the right direction with a little push.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are you?"
Chapter 5 of Love Stories by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 401 sentences of Love Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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