Maximina

Chapter XIII

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By Armando Palacio Valdés • Curated US English Learning Edition

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The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

"Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

"No."

"Then be very careful.

You know as well as I do how peculiar she is; if she had a suspicion that my mamma objected, she would spoil the whole business, and I should never consent to set my foot in this house again."

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Maximina

Chapter XIII

Chapter 13 of Maximina is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.

Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

Line 1

The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

/ðə ɡɜːrl sed noʊ mɔːr ənd æz ˈɔːfən bɪˈfɔːr ðə terz bɪˈɡæn tuː slaɪd daʊn hɜːr tʃiːks/

Line 2

"Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

/dʌz jɔːr ˈmʌðər hæv ˈeni səˈspɪʃən ʌv wʌt ɪz ˈɡoʊɪŋ ɑːn/

Line 3

"No."

/noʊ/

Line 4

"Then be very careful.

/ðen biː ˈveri ˈkerfəl/

Line 5

You know as well as I do how peculiar she is; if she had a suspicion that my mamma objected, she would spoil the whole business, and I should never consent to set my foot in this house again."

Learner Dictionary

These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.

careful adjective US /ˈkerfəl/

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading “"Then be very careful.”

consent noun US /kənˈsent/

permission to do something

From this reading “You know as well as I do how peculiar she is; if she had a suspicion that my mamma objected, she would spoil the whole business, and I should never consent to set my foot in this house again."”

mamma noun US /ˈmɑːmə/

informal terms for a mother

objected verb US /əbˈdʒektəd/

past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent

peculiar adjective US /pəˈkjuːljər/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

slide noun US /slaɪd/

a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

From this reading “The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.”

spoil verb US /spɔɪl/

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

suspicion noun US /səˈspɪʃən/

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading “"Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"”

Word partnerships in these lines

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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slide down verb + adjective

fall or sink heavily

In this reading “The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.”

whole business adjective + noun

In this reading “You know as well as I do how peculiar she is; if she had a suspicion that my mamma objected, she would spoil the whole business, and I should never consent to set my foot in this house again."”

any suspicion adjective + noun

In this reading “"Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"”

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adeterminerUS /ə/

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading You know as well as I do how peculiar she is; if she had a suspicion that my mamma objected, she would spoil the whole business, and I should never consent to set my foot in this house again."

againadverbUS /əˈɡen/

anew

andconjunctionUS /ənd/

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

asconjunctionUS /æz/

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

beauxiliary verbUS /biː/

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading "Then be very careful.

beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/

earlier than; in front of

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

beganverbUS /bɪˈɡæn/

inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

businessnounUS /ˈbɪznəs/

a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it

carefuladjectiveUS /ˈkerfəl/

exercising caution or showing care or attention

From this reading "Then be very careful.

cheeksnounUS /tʃiːks/

plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

consentnounUS /kənˈsent/

permission to do something

doauxiliary verbUS /duː/

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

Doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/

the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

downadjectiveUS /daʊn/

being or moving lower in position or less in some value

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

footnounUS /fʊt/

the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

girlnounUS /ɡɜːrl/

a young female

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/

the act of departing

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/

belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

housenounUS /haʊs/

a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families

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IpronounUS /aɪ/

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/

on condition that; in the event that

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

knowverbUS /noʊ/

be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about

mammanounUS /ˈmɑːmə/

informal terms for a mother

moreadjectiveUS /mɔːr/

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

mothernounUS /ˈmʌðər/

a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

mydeterminerUS /maɪ/

belonging to the person speaking

neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/

not ever; at no time in the past or future

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

objectedverbUS /əbˈdʒektəd/

past form of “object” — express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/

many times at short intervals

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

onprepositionUS /ɑːn/

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

peculiaradjectiveUS /pəˈkjuːljər/

beyond or deviating from the usual or expected

saidadjectiveUS /sed/

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

setverbUS /set/

put into a certain place or abstract location

shepronounUS /ʃiː/

a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject

shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

slidenounUS /slaɪd/

a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

spoilverbUS /spɔɪl/

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

suspicionnounUS /səˈspɪʃən/

an impression that something might be the case

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

tearsnounUS /terz/

the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

ThenadverbUS /ðen/

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading "Then be very careful.

thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

toparticleUS /tuː/

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading The girl said no more, and, as often before, the tears began to slide down her cheeks.

veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/

precisely as stated

From this reading "Then be very careful.

welladverbUS /wel/

(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)

whatpronounUS /wʌt/

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/

including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete

wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

YoupronounUS /juː/

the person or people being spoken to

yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/

belonging to the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Does your mother have any suspicion of what is going on?"

Chapter 13 of Maximina by Armando Palacio Valdés holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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