Chapter 4 of Mark Gildersleeve: A Novel is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Mark Gildersleeve: A Novel is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, no, Sister Margaret, thank you. Please don't disturb yourself." "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill." "No, thank you. Please leave me."
Chapter 4 of Mark Gildersleeve: A Novel is here in full — 434 sentences across 87 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/86 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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move deeply
From this reading “Please don't disturb yourself."”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “"I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."”
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading “"I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Please don't disturb yourself."”
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading “"No, no, Sister Margaret, thank you.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “"No, no, Sister Margaret, thank you.”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “Please don't disturb yourself."”
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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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."
move deeply
From this reading Please don't disturb yourself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Please don't disturb yourself."
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."
go away from a place
From this reading Please leave me."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No, no, Sister Margaret, thank you.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Please leave me."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."
not any; not one
From this reading "No, no, Sister Margaret, thank you.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Please don't disturb yourself."
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading "No, no, Sister Margaret, thank you.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading "I heard a noise, and feared you might be taken ill."
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "No, no, Sister Margaret, thank you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, no, Sister Margaret, thank you.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Please don't disturb yourself."
Chapter 4 of Mark Gildersleeve: A Novel by John S. Sauzade holds 434 sentences, grouped into 87 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 4 holds 434 sentences of Mark Gildersleeve: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 87 reading sections.
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