Chapter 25 of Moor Fires is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of Moor Fires is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry. "Helen, if you hadn't come!" "But I did." "Yes, yes. To see you there!
Chapter 25 of Moor Fires is here in full — 256 sentences across 52 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.”
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading “As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.”
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “"Helen, if you hadn't come!"”
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading “As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.”
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading “As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.”
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.”
an affirmative
From this reading “"Yes, yes.”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But I did."
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Helen, if you hadn't come!"
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "But I did."
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Helen, if you hadn't come!"
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "Helen, if you hadn't come!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "But I did."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Helen, if you hadn't come!"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading To see you there!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.
in or at that place or location
From this reading To see you there!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading As the girls passed under the trees, Miriam began to cry.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Helen, if you hadn't come!"
Chapter 25 of Moor Fires by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young holds 256 sentences, grouped into 52 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 25 holds 256 sentences of Moor Fires, unabridged, divided into 52 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 25 of Moor Fires by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 256 sentences, grouped into 52 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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