Chapter 14 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_STILL AMONG PERPLEXITIES._ HOME once more! Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months. If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion. But how could this be? Mr. Rudge seemed to meet her at every turn.
Chapter 14 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 131 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/26 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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expel from a community or group
From this reading “If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading “If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.”
come together
From this reading “Mr. Rudge seemed to meet her at every turn.”
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading “Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.”
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading “If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.”
a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
From this reading “Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.”
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
anew
In this reading “_STILL AMONG PERPLEXITIES._ HOME once more!”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading _STILL AMONG PERPLEXITIES._ HOME once more!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Rudge seemed to meet her at every turn.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
expel from a community or group
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But how could this be?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how could this be?
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Mr. Rudge seemed to meet her at every turn.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading _STILL AMONG PERPLEXITIES._ HOME once more!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how could this be?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
come together
From this reading Mr. Rudge seemed to meet her at every turn.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _STILL AMONG PERPLEXITIES._ HOME once more!
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Rudge seemed to meet her at every turn.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
on one occasion
From this reading _STILL AMONG PERPLEXITIES._ HOME once more!
and nothing more
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _STILL AMONG PERPLEXITIES._ HOME once more!
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Rudge seemed to meet her at every turn.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Mr. Rudge seemed to meet her at every turn.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
a single object (as distinguished from a pair)
From this reading Pauline felt as if she had been away from Singleton for months.
not in physical motion
From this reading _STILL AMONG PERPLEXITIES._ HOME once more!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But how could this be?
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If only she could banish "him" from her thoughts, she might reconcile herself to the life of a companion.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Mr. Rudge seemed to meet her at every turn.
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