Chapter 9 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Vol. III. Next Day. I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet. I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door. But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
Chapter 9 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. is here in full — 414 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
From this reading “I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.”
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading “I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.”
small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
From this reading “I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.”
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading “But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.”
repeated heavy blows
From this reading “I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.”
-ing form of “quake” — shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading “I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.”
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.”
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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 But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
the trait of being willing to undertake things that involve risk or danger
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Next Day.
dearly loved
From this reading I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
divisible by two
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading "Vol. III.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.
made greater in size or amount or degree
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
relating to or existing in the mind or thoughts
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
From this reading I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Next Day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
repeated heavy blows
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
-ing form of “quake” — shake with fast, tremulous movements
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
(of pain or sorrow) made easier to bear
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
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From this reading "Vol. III.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But I _was_ relieved to find Morris, covered with snow, looking like a storm king.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
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From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I went down with some inward quaking but much outward boldness as the pounding increased, and did not even ask 'Who's there?' before I opened the door.
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From this reading I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I won't keep you in suspense, you dear, sympathetic Linnet.
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