Chapter 4 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Sara turned her eyes on him. "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously. Her eyes, those clear child-eyes, filled with tears. "I shall be braver--stronger--after a while. But just now I have no strength left.
Chapter 4 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “"There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.”
comparative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading “"I shall be braver--stronger--after a while.”
rid of obstructions
From this reading “Her eyes, those clear child-eyes, filled with tears.”
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “Her eyes, those clear child-eyes, filled with tears.”
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading “But just now I have no strength left.”
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “"I shall be braver--stronger--after a while.”
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading “Her eyes, those clear child-eyes, filled with tears.”
moved around an axis or center
From this reading “Sara turned her eyes on him.”
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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 shall be braver--stronger--after a while.
later than; following
From this reading "I shall be braver--stronger--after a while.
any person at all
From this reading "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I shall be braver--stronger--after a while.
comparative of “brave” — possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading "I shall be braver--stronger--after a while.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But just now I have no strength left.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Her eyes, those clear child-eyes, filled with tears.
rid of obstructions
From this reading Her eyes, those clear child-eyes, filled with tears.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Sara turned her eyes on him.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Her eyes, those clear child-eyes, filled with tears.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But just now I have no strength left.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sara turned her eyes on him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Sara turned her eyes on him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I shall be braver--stronger--after a while.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.
and nothing more
From this reading But just now I have no strength left.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading But just now I have no strength left.
not any; not one
From this reading But just now I have no strength left.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But just now I have no strength left.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Sara turned her eyes on him.
in a piteous manner
From this reading "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Sara turned her eyes on him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I shall be braver--stronger--after a while.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading But just now I have no strength left.
comparative of “strong” — having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading "I shall be braver--stronger--after a while.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Her eyes, those clear child-eyes, filled with tears.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "There is nothing anybody can do, Jeff," she said piteously.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Her eyes, those clear child-eyes, filled with tears.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Sara turned her eyes on him.
during the time that
From this reading "I shall be braver--stronger--after a while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her eyes, those clear child-eyes, filled with tears.
Chapter 4 of Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 by L. M. (Lucy Maud) Montgomery holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
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