Chapter 18 of Maggie Miller is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Maggie Miller is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE TELLING OF THE SECRET. "Hagar! Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm. "What aileth thee, Hagar?" The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
Chapter 18 of Maggie Miller is here in full — 115 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/23 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.”
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading “The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.”
flowing profusely
From this reading “The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.”
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading “Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.”
in a playful manner
From this reading “Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.”
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading “The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.”
-ing form of “thirst” — feel the need to drink
From this reading “The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.”
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From this reading "What aileth thee, Hagar?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
react verbally
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
-ing form of “bound” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
flowing profusely
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hagar!
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
come together
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
not any; not one
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE TELLING OF THE SECRET.
in a playful manner
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading THE TELLING OF THE SECRET.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
past form of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading THE TELLING OF THE SECRET.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE TELLING OF THE SECRET.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "What aileth thee, Hagar?"
-ing form of “thirst” — feel the need to drink
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Hagar!" exclaimed Maggie, playfully bounding to her side, and laying her hand upon her arm.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What aileth thee, Hagar?"
which person or people
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The words were meet, for never Hagar in the desert, thirsting for the gushing fountain, suffered more than did she who sat with covered face and made no word of answer.
Chapter 18 of Maggie Miller by Mary Jane Holmes holds 115 sentences, grouped into 23 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 18 holds 115 sentences of Maggie Miller, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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