Chapter 3 of Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts. A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all. "I beg your pardon. Is this where somebody needs help? I was told--" Miss Theodosia laughed outright.
Chapter 3 of Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings is here in full — 493 sentences across 99 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"I beg your pardon.”
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading “A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “Is this where somebody needs help?”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “I was told--" Miss Theodosia laughed outright.”
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading “She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.”
a person, without saying who
From this reading “Is this where somebody needs help?”
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading “A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.”
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading “She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.”
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 A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
later than; following
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "I beg your pardon.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Is this where somebody needs help?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I beg your pardon.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is this where somebody needs help?
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading I was told--" Miss Theodosia laughed outright.
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Is this where somebody needs help?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading I was told--" Miss Theodosia laughed outright.
accept an excuse for
From this reading "I beg your pardon.
a course of conduct
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
a person, without saying who
From this reading Is this where somebody needs help?
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
superlative of “strange” — being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Is this where somebody needs help?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I was told--" Miss Theodosia laughed outright.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading A man, coming up her front path and lifting a soft felt hat, interrupted the strangest thought of all.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading She sat on her porch after the visitors had gone, thinking strange Miss Theodosia thoughts.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was told--" Miss Theodosia laughed outright.
in or at the place that
From this reading Is this where somebody needs help?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I beg your pardon.
Chapter 3 of Miss Theodosia's Heartstrings by Annie Hamilton Donnell holds 493 sentences, grouped into 99 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.
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