Chapter 21 of Mischievous Maid Faynie is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of Mischievous Maid Faynie is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER." Kendale was clever and quick of resource. He realized that there must be sudden action on his part. Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all? Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
Chapter 21 of Mischievous Maid Faynie is here in full — 66 sentences across 14 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading “Kendale was clever and quick of resource.”
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading “Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?”
with the head foremost
From this reading “Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?”
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading “He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.”
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading “Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.”
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading “Kendale was clever and quick of resource.”
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading “Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.”
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading “Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.”
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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 Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
with the head foremost
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
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From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
take in marriage
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading "I LIKE HER BETTER THAN ANY I HAVE MET--I SHALL MARRY HER."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
in or at that place or location
From this reading He realized that there must be sudden action on his part.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Should he fly headlong from the place and give up all?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kendale was clever and quick of resource.
an expensive vessel propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing
From this reading Then a remembrance of the yacht and the horses came to him, and he set his teeth hard together.
Chapter 21 of Mischievous Maid Faynie by Laura Jean Libbey holds 66 sentences, grouped into 14 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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