Chapter 34 of My Little Sister is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 34 of My Little Sister is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come. A new night nurse was sent. Two doctors, now. And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well. But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
Chapter 34 of My Little Sister is here in full — 74 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading “THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.”
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “Two doctors, now.”
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading “And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.”
one or the other of two
From this reading “And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.”
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading “But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.”
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading “A new night nurse was sent.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.”
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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In this reading “But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.”
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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 new night nurse was sent.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
plural of “doctor” — a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading Two doctors, now.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
one or the other of two
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
destroyed or killed
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A new night nurse was sent.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading A new night nurse was sent.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Two doctors, now.
try to cure by special care of treatment, of an illness or injury
From this reading A new night nurse was sent.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
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From this reading A new night nurse was sent.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two doctors, now.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
at the time that
From this reading But always when I was myself, and the haunted night had given way to day, his face was gone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE END WHICH WAS THE BEGINNING They were sorry they had let him come.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading And, either I dreamed it or, at the worse times, Eric was there as well.
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