Chapter 10 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party! I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk. It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed. I couldn't sleep if I did. I feel as if I shouldn't ever sleep again.
Chapter 10 of Mistress Anne is here in full — 162 sentences across 33 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading “_In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!”
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading “_In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!”
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading “_In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!”
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading “It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed.”
a light shade of red
From this reading “I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.”
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading “_In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!”
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading “I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.”
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading “I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.”
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 _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
anew
From this reading I feel as if I shouldn't ever sleep again.
in the past
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
(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 I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I feel as if I shouldn't ever sleep again.
round object that is hit or thrown or kicked in games
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
a pauper who lives by begging
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed.
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I couldn't sleep if I did.
the time after sunrise and before sunset while it is light outside
From this reading It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I couldn't sleep if I did.
at any time
From this reading I feel as if I shouldn't ever sleep again.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel as if I shouldn't ever sleep again.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I couldn't sleep if I did.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
an organization to gain political power
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
a light shade of red
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
a long thin implement made of metal or wood
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
inclined to shake as from weakness or defect
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed.
cold enough to cause shivers
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I feel as if I shouldn't ever sleep again.
a fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I couldn't sleep if I did.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I came home an hour ago, and since then I have been sitting all shivery and shaky in my pink silk.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _In Which a Blind Beggar and a Butterfly Go to a Ball._ _In my Own Little Room._ UNCLE ROD, I went to the party!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It will be daylight in a few minutes, but I shan't go to bed.
Chapter 10 of Mistress Anne by Temple Bailey holds 162 sentences, grouped into 33 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 10 holds 162 sentences of Mistress Anne, unabridged, divided into 33 reading sections.
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