Chapter 15 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, dear; I can't," sobbed Mrs. Rheid. Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his. "I will tell you, Marjorie." But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjorie--_dear_." "Are you listening, Marjorie?"
Chapter 15 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. is here in full — 421 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.”
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading “Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.”
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading “Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjorie--_dear_."”
conformity or harmony
From this reading “Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.”
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading “"Are you listening, Marjorie?"”
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading “Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.”
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading “"Oh, dear; I can't," sobbed Mrs. Rheid.”
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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 Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Are you listening, Marjorie?"
next to; at the side of
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjorie--_dear_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, dear; I can't," sobbed Mrs. Rheid.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
dearly loved
From this reading "Oh, dear; I can't," sobbed Mrs. Rheid.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjorie--_dear_."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
a farewell remark
From this reading But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjorie--_dear_."
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjorie--_dear_."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjorie--_dear_."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, dear; I can't," sobbed Mrs. Rheid.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
conformity or harmony
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
the act of hearing attentively
From this reading "Are you listening, Marjorie?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I will tell you, Marjorie."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Oh, dear; I can't," sobbed Mrs. Rheid.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjorie--_dear_."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, dear; I can't," sobbed Mrs. Rheid.
and nothing more
From this reading But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjorie--_dear_."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, dear; I can't," sobbed Mrs. Rheid.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Hollis drew her into a chair and seated himself beside her, keeping her cold hand in his.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But Marjorie did not hear; she only heard, "Good-bye, Marjorie--_dear_."
inflected form of “sob” — weep convulsively
From this reading "Oh, dear; I can't," sobbed Mrs. Rheid.
express in words
From this reading "I will tell you, Marjorie."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "I will tell you, Marjorie."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I will tell you, Marjorie."
Chapter 15 of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives. by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin holds 421 sentences, grouped into 85 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 421 sentences of Miss Prudence: A Story of Two Girls' Lives., unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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