Chapter 8 of Mrs. Hallam's companion is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Mrs. Hallam's companion is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
GRACE HAYNES. “Bravo, Miss Leighton! I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots. You are a brick and positively I admire you. Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
Chapter 8 of Mrs. Hallam's companion is here in full — 219 sentences across 44 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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feel admiration for
From this reading “You are a brick and positively I admire you.”
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading “I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.”
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading ““Bravo, Miss Leighton!”
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading “You are a brick and positively I admire you.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.”
extremely
From this reading “You are a brick and positively I admire you.”
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading “I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.”
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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 You are a brick and positively I admire you.
feel admiration for
From this reading You are a brick and positively I admire you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are a brick and positively I admire you.
plural of “boot” — footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading “Bravo, Miss Leighton!
rectangular block of clay baked by the sun or in a kiln; used as a building or paving material
From this reading You are a brick and positively I admire you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
the act of mending a hole in a garment with crossing threads
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading GRACE HAYNES.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading GRACE HAYNES.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Bravo, Miss Leighton!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Bravo, Miss Leighton!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
extremely
From this reading You are a brick and positively I admire you.
cut with a saw
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
express a supposition
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
at the time that
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Neither mamma nor Mrs Hallam needs any one to go with them, any more than the sea needs water.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I did not suppose there was so much spirit in you, when I saw you darning madam’s stockings and buttoning her boots.
Chapter 8 of Mrs. Hallam's companion by Mary Jane Holmes holds 219 sentences, grouped into 44 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 8 holds 219 sentences of Mrs. Hallam's companion, unabridged, divided into 44 reading sections.
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