Chapter 7 of My Little Sister is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter VII
Chapter 7 of My Little Sister is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A SHOCK When to-morrow came we knew. We had been using up our capital. Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone. What was to become of us? Should we have to sell Duncombe House?
Chapter 7 of My Little Sister is here in full — 100 sentences across 20 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading “What was to become of us?”
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading “We had been using up our capital.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.”
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading “Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.”
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading “Should we have to sell Duncombe House?”
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading “A SHOCK When to-morrow came we knew.”
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading “We had been using up our capital.”
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading “Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.”
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 A SHOCK When to-morrow came we knew.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading What was to become of us?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been using up our capital.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A SHOCK When to-morrow came we knew.
assets available for use in the production of further assets
From this reading We had been using up our capital.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Should we have to sell Duncombe House?
destroyed or killed
From this reading Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been using up our capital.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Should we have to sell Duncombe House?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Should we have to sell Duncombe House?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading A SHOCK When to-morrow came we knew.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What was to become of us?
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had been using up our capital.
a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit
From this reading Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.
exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent
From this reading Should we have to sell Duncombe House?
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading A SHOCK When to-morrow came we knew.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Should we have to sell Duncombe House?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What was to become of us?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A SHOCK When to-morrow came we knew.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading We had been using up our capital.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What was to become of us?
an act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly)
From this reading We had been using up our capital.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What was to become of us?
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A SHOCK When to-morrow came we knew.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was to become of us?
at the time that
From this reading A SHOCK When to-morrow came we knew.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Another year, at this rate, and it would be gone.
Chapter 7 of My Little Sister by Elizabeth Robins holds 100 sentences, grouped into 20 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 7 holds 100 sentences of My Little Sister, unabridged, divided into 20 reading sections.
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