Chapter 3 of Mildred at Home is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Mildred at Home is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her. "No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said. "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour. Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps." "I can't believe it!
Chapter 3 of Mildred at Home is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.”
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading “"No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said.”
filled with melancholy and despondency
From this reading “"No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said.”
the possibility of future success
From this reading “"I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.”
with low volume
From this reading “She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.”
a light touch with the hands
From this reading “She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.”
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading “She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.”
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading “She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.”
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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In this reading “She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.”
In this reading “She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.”
In this reading “She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.”
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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 Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "I can't believe it!
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I can't believe it!
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From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
dearly loved
From this reading "No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said.
a Spanish gentleman or nobleman
From this reading "No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
filled with melancholy and despondency
From this reading "No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
above and across; more than
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
by chance
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
in a compassionate manner
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
the possibility of future success
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No, dear Don, I am not low-spirited," she said.
a teacher and prophet born in Bethlehem and active in Nazareth; his life and sermons form the basis for Christianity (circa 4 BC - AD 29)
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
with low volume
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
in the near future
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
a light touch with the hands
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
in an affectionate or loving manner (“sweet” is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of “sweetly”)
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I am full of joy in the prospect of being so soon with my Saviour.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
precisely as stated
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
a Caucasian
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Brother Charlie says it will not be very long now; a week or two, perhaps."
in the company of; together with
From this reading She smiled sweetly, pityingly upon him, softly stroking his hair with her thin white hand as he bent over her.
Chapter 3 of Mildred at Home by Martha Finley holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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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