Chapter 15 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_"MR. AND MRS. RUDGE."_ "PAULINE—my dearest!" It was like a dream to Pauline. She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
Chapter 15 of Miss Primrose is here in full — 133 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading “She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.”
intentionally conceived
From this reading “She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.”
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading “RUDGE."_ "PAULINE—my dearest!"”
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading “It was like a dream to Pauline.”
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading “She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.”
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading “RUDGE."_ "PAULINE—my dearest!"”
with speed
From this reading “She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading “She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.”
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In this reading “It was like a dream to Pauline.”
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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 It was like a dream to Pauline.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AND MRS.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
intentionally conceived
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading RUDGE."_ "PAULINE—my dearest!"
A series of thoughts, images, or emotions during sleep.
From this reading It was like a dream to Pauline.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was like a dream to Pauline.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It was like a dream to Pauline.
identify the location or place of
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _"MR.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading AND MRS.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading RUDGE."_ "PAULINE—my dearest!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading RUDGE."_ "PAULINE—my dearest!"
with speed
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RUDGE."_ "PAULINE—my dearest!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
in or at or to some place
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was like a dream to Pauline.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was like a dream to Pauline.
but in spite of that
From this reading She came to herself quickly, conscious of pain somewhere, but not yet able to localise it.
Chapter 15 of Miss Primrose by Agnes Giberne holds 133 sentences, grouped into 27 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 15 holds 133 sentences of Miss Primrose, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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