Chapter 6 of More Stories of Married Life is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of More Stories of Married Life is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“What did he have to say?” “Nothing.” “Oh, Francis!” Mrs. Townsend looked despairing. “Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?
Chapter 6 of More Stories of Married Life is here in full — 444 sentences across 89 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading “Mrs. Townsend looked despairing.”
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading ““Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Mrs. Townsend looked despairing.”
engage in
From this reading ““Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?”
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Townsend looked despairing.”
not one thing; not anything
From this reading ““Nothing.””
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading ““Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?”
United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)
From this reading “Mrs. Townsend looked despairing.”
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arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Mrs. Townsend looked despairing.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “What did he have to say?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, Francis!”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “What did he have to say?”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “What did he have to say?”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mrs. Townsend looked despairing.
engage in
From this reading “Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Townsend looked despairing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading “Nothing.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, Francis!”
not allowed to continue to bat or run
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express in words
From this reading “What did he have to say?”
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading “Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
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used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “What did he have to say?”
United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960)
From this reading Mrs. Townsend looked despairing.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What did he have to say?”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why do you make me drag things out of you this way?
Chapter 6 of More Stories of Married Life by Mary Stewart Cutting holds 444 sentences, grouped into 89 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 6 holds 444 sentences of More Stories of Married Life, unabridged, divided into 89 reading sections.
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