Chapter 5 of Nobody's Girl (En Famille) is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Nobody's Girl (En Famille) is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered. Perrine still stood before the grave. The Baroness, who had not left her, gently took her arm. "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her. Holding her tightly by the arm, she drew her away.
Chapter 5 of Nobody's Girl (En Famille) is here in full — 189 sentences across 38 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tried unsuccessfully
From this reading “"Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.”
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading “The Baroness, who had not left her, gently took her arm.”
with resolute determination
From this reading “"Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.”
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading “A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.”
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading “"Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.”
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading “Holding her tightly by the arm, she drew her away.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.”
communicated in words
From this reading “A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.”
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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 HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
past form of “add” — make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading The Baroness, who had not left her, gently took her arm.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
tried unsuccessfully
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
a noblewoman who holds the rank of baron or who is the wife or widow of a baron
From this reading The Baroness, who had not left her, gently took her arm.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Perrine still stood before the grave.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Holding her tightly by the arm, she drew her away.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Holding her tightly by the arm, she drew her away.
with resolute determination
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
in a gradual manner
From this reading The Baroness, who had not left her, gently took her arm.
death of a person
From this reading Perrine still stood before the grave.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The Baroness, who had not left her, gently took her arm.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Holding her tightly by the arm, she drew her away.
immediately past
From this reading A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading The Baroness, who had not left her, gently took her arm.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Baroness, who had not left her, gently took her arm.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Perrine still stood before the grave.
plural of “prayer” — the act of communicating with a deity (especially as a petition or in adoration or contrition or thanksgiving)
From this reading A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
elude, especially in a baffling way
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
not in physical motion
From this reading Perrine still stood before the grave.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Perrine still stood before the grave.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading Holding her tightly by the arm, she drew her away.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The Baroness, who had not left her, gently took her arm.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
communicated in words
From this reading A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL The last prayers had been uttered.
which person or people
From this reading The Baroness, who had not left her, gently took her arm.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Come," she said; "you must come away," she added more firmly as Perrine attempted to resist her.
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