Chapter 18 of My Little Sister is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XVIII
Chapter 18 of My Little Sister is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense. Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's. Waiting, for the Klaus's boy to come home. Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him. Waiting, while he recovered his spirits.
Chapter 18 of My Little Sister is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading “Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.”
clothing in general
From this reading “Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.”
past form of “cuff” — hit with the hand
From this reading “Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.”
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading “RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.”
freed from illness or injury
From this reading “Waiting, while he recovered his spirits.”
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading “Waiting, while he recovered his spirits.”
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading “RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.”
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become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
In this reading “Waiting, for the Klaus's boy to come home.”
run away from confinement
In this reading “Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.”
In this reading “RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.”
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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 RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
anew
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
a youthful male person
From this reading Waiting, for the Klaus's boy to come home.
touched lightly in passing; grazed against
From this reading Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
clothing in general
From this reading Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Waiting, for the Klaus's boy to come home.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
past form of “cuff” — hit with the hand
From this reading Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Waiting, for the Klaus's boy to come home.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Waiting, while he recovered his spirits.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Waiting, for the Klaus's boy to come home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
a brief written record
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading Waiting, while he recovered his spirits.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Waiting, while he recovered his spirits.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Waiting, for the Klaus's boy to come home.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
up to a particular time
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading RANNY I imagined that day I should never again have to live through a time of such suspense.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
during the time that
From this reading Waiting, while his mother brushed his clothes and cuffed him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Waiting, till I could get away without being noticed, to carry my note to Kleiner Klaus's.
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Chapter 18 holds 108 sentences of My Little Sister, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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