Chapter 25 of Missy: A Novel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Missy: A Novel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AMICE ASCENDE SUPERIUS. St. John's coming did not prove much help to her. It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before. She was further off than ever from sympathy with them. She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
Chapter 25 of Missy: A Novel is here in full — 239 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of giving
From this reading “She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.”
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading “St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.”
something that is lost
From this reading “She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.”
be shown or be found to be
From this reading “St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.”
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading “It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.”
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading “She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “She was further off than ever from sympathy with them.”
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.
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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 separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMICE ASCENDE SUPERIUS.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMICE ASCENDE SUPERIUS.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.
divisible by two
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
at any time
From this reading She was further off than ever from sympathy with them.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading She was further off than ever from sympathy with them.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
the act of giving
From this reading She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
possessive form of “john” — a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
something that is lost
From this reading She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She was further off than ever from sympathy with them.
above and across; more than
From this reading She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
be shown or be found to be
From this reading St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.
being or feeling set or kept apart from others
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was further off than ever from sympathy with them.
a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore
From this reading She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AMICE ASCENDE SUPERIUS.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading She was further off than ever from sympathy with them.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It separated her from her mother, and gave her a more lonely feeling even than before.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading She was further off than ever from sympathy with them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading St. John's coming did not prove much help to her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was further off than ever from sympathy with them.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was smarting over the loss of what they were giving up.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She was further off than ever from sympathy with them.
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