Chapter 20 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes. Now, this evening. And Mamma. They'll be sorry and Mamma will be glad." But Mamma was not glad.
Chapter 20 of Mary Olivier: a Life is here in full — 406 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading “Now, this evening.”
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading “They'll be sorry and Mamma will be glad."”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “And Mamma.”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “They'll be sorry and Mamma will be glad."”
express in words
From this reading “She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.”
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And Mamma.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They'll be sorry and Mamma will be glad."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Mamma was not glad.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Now, this evening.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading They'll be sorry and Mamma will be glad."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading And Mamma.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Mamma was not glad.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, this evening.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading They'll be sorry and Mamma will be glad."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.
express in words
From this reading She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll be sorry and Mamma will be glad."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now, this evening.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She thought: "I shall have to tell the Sutcliffes.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But Mamma was not glad.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading They'll be sorry and Mamma will be glad."
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