Chapter 4 of My Pretty Maid is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of My Pretty Maid is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
SECRET LOVE. Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought: "He was angry because I kissed his hand! Oh, why was I so bold? I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
Chapter 4 of My Pretty Maid is here in full — 72 sentences across 15 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/14 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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feel physical pain
From this reading “I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!”
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading “Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:”
fearless and daring
From this reading “Oh, why was I so bold?”
excessively
From this reading “I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!”
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading “I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!”
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading “Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:”
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading “Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!”
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 “Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:”
In this reading “Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:”
In this reading “Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:”
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feel physical pain
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
later than; following
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "He was angry because I kissed his hand!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
for the reason that
From this reading "He was angry because I kissed his hand!
confusion resulting from failure to understand
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
fearless and daring
From this reading Oh, why was I so bold?
the act of burning something
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
excessively
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
(military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "He was angry because I kissed his hand!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He was angry because I kissed his hand!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "He was angry because I kissed his hand!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "He was angry because I kissed his hand!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading "He was angry because I kissed his hand!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading SECRET LOVE.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, why was I so bold?
-ing form of “retreat” — pull back or move away or backward
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading SECRET LOVE.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Oh, why was I so bold?
a state of acute pain
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I did not mean to be, but it made my heart ache to see him suffering so cruelly from his defense of my life!
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "He was angry because I kissed his hand!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Oh, why was I so bold?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Liane gazed after Devereaux's retreating form in bewilderment, her cheeks burning with the thought:
Chapter 4 of My Pretty Maid by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 72 sentences, grouped into 15 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.
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