Chapter 20 of "Miss Lou" is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of "Miss Lou" is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance. She drew a long sigh. "Oh, I must rest and get my breath. So much is happening!" "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
Chapter 20 of "Miss Lou" is here in full — 169 sentences across 34 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
From this reading “"You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.”
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading “TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.”
an event that happens
From this reading “So much is happening!"”
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading “TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.”
a result
From this reading “"You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.”
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading “TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.”
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “"You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.”
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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 She drew a long sigh.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
a republic in southern South America on the western slopes of the Andes on the south Pacific coast
From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
the sill of a door; a horizontal piece of wood or stone that forms the bottom of a doorway and offers support when passing through a doorway
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading She drew a long sigh.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
an event that happens
From this reading So much is happening!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading So much is happening!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
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 She drew a long sigh.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading So much is happening!"
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
a radioactive metallic element that is similar to tellurium and bismuth; occurs in uranium ores but can be produced by bombarding bismuth with neutrons in a nuclear reactor
From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
a result
From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "Oh, I must rest and get my breath.
inflected form of “sink” — fall or descend to a lower place or level
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She drew a long sigh.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading She drew a long sigh.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So much is happening!"
plural of “storm” — a violent weather condition with winds 64-72 knots (11 on the Beaufort scale) and precipitation and thunder and lightning
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
in a weary manner
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
in or at the place that
From this reading TWO STORMS Miss Lou sank wearily on the doorstep of Aun' Jinkey's cabin where the reader first made her acquaintance.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You po' chile!" was the sympathetic response.
Chapter 20 of "Miss Lou" by Edward Payson Roe holds 169 sentences, grouped into 34 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 20 holds 169 sentences of "Miss Lou", unabridged, divided into 34 reading sections.
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