Chapter 39 of Mabel's Mistake is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 39 of Mabel's Mistake is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A STORMY PARTING. Zillah drew her tall form to its full height. "Dreaming!" she said. "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage. You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
Chapter 39 of Mabel's Mistake is here in full — 117 sentences across 24 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
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the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading “"No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.”
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading “"Dreaming!" she said.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.”
the act of departing politely
From this reading “A STORMY PARTING.”
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading “You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.”
estrangement from god
From this reading “You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.”
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading “A STORMY PARTING.”
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 “Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.”
In this reading “Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.”
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 A STORMY PARTING.
perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
a young person of either sex
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading "Dreaming!" she said.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
not any; not one
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
the act of departing politely
From this reading A STORMY PARTING.
a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Dreaming!" she said.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dreaming!" she said.
estrangement from god
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
(especially of weather) affected or characterized by storms or commotion
From this reading A STORMY PARTING.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading You are my child, his child, and I love you; therefore, let all the risk, and sin, and pain be mine.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No. This is the time for us to act; no, not us--you shall have nothing of this but the advantage.
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From this reading Zillah drew her tall form to its full height.
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