Chapter 31 of My Little Sister is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 31 of My Little Sister is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE MAN WITH THE SWORD "Take me back! Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure. The others had come up. The chauffeur was vague and mumbling. He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.
Chapter 31 of My Little Sister is here in full — 139 sentences across 28 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/27 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
showing careful forethought
From this reading “He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.”
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading “The chauffeur was vague and mumbling.”
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading “He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.”
indistinct enunciation
From this reading “The chauffeur was vague and mumbling.”
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading “Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.”
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading “He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.”
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading “THE MAN WITH THE SWORD "Take me back!”
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading “The chauffeur was vague and mumbling.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.”
In this reading “He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.”
bring forth, usually something desirable
In this reading “The others had come up.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The chauffeur was vague and mumbling.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE SWORD "Take me back!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.
showing careful forethought
From this reading He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.
a man paid to drive a privately owned car
From this reading The chauffeur was vague and mumbling.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The others had come up.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The others had come up.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE SWORD "Take me back!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE SWORD "Take me back!
indistinct enunciation
From this reading The chauffeur was vague and mumbling.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The others had come up.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.
having the back and shoulders rounded; not erect
From this reading Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.
tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield
From this reading He was drunk enough to be stubborn, cautious.
a cutting or thrusting weapon that has a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE SWORD "Take me back!
carry out
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE SWORD "Take me back!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE SWORD "Take me back!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The others had come up.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading The chauffeur was vague and mumbling.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The chauffeur was vague and mumbling.
in the company of; together with
From this reading THE MAN WITH THE SWORD "Take me back!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Take me to the place you brought me from," I cried to the stooping figure.
Chapter 31 of My Little Sister by Elizabeth Robins holds 139 sentences, grouped into 28 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 31 holds 139 sentences of My Little Sister, unabridged, divided into 28 reading sections.
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