Chapter 11 of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’ ’Never.’ He laughed. ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there. And she will take me and be mine.
Chapter 11 of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “He laughed.”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “And she will take me and be mine.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading “’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’”
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’”
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading “’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.”
carry out
From this reading “And she will take me and be mine.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’”
but in spite of that
From this reading “’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.”
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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anew
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He laughed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading He laughed.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And she will take me and be mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And she will take me and be mine.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
in a sullen manner
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
utter obscenities or profanities
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
carry out
From this reading And she will take me and be mine.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
in or at that place or location
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading ’I shall never go there again,’ said Mehalah sullenly, ’Not before New Year?’
but in spite of that
From this reading ’She would swear to it, and yet at the New Year she will be there.
Chapter 11 of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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 11 holds 391 sentences of Mehalah: A Story of the Salt Marshes, unabridged, divided into 79 reading sections.
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