Chapter 22 of One Maid's Mischief is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 22 of One Maid's Mischief is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No," he said, quietly; "you cannot be." "How quiet and unimpulsive he is," thought Grey. "How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help. Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her! He could not, he would not do that!
Chapter 22 of One Maid's Mischief is here in full — 391 sentences across 79 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading “Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!”
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading “"How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help.”
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading “Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!”
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading “"How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help.”
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading “Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!”
a state of acute pain
From this reading “Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!”
nonexistent
From this reading “"How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help.”
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In this reading “Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!”
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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 Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How quiet and unimpulsive he is," thought Grey.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
installation from which a military force initiates operations
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "No," he said, quietly; "you cannot be."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No," he said, quietly; "you cannot be."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading He could not, he would not do that!
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading "How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help.
leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading "How quiet and unimpulsive he is," thought Grey.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No," he said, quietly; "you cannot be."
possessive form of “helen” — (Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading "How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading "How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How quiet and unimpulsive he is," thought Grey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How quiet and unimpulsive he is," thought Grey.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
in such a manner as could not be otherwise
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
not any; not one
From this reading "No," he said, quietly; "you cannot be."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading "How quiet and unimpulsive he is," thought Grey.
with low volume
From this reading "No," he said, quietly; "you cannot be."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No," he said, quietly; "you cannot be."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
a state of acute pain
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Surely now that she needs all his sympathy and love--now that she must be in a terrible state of suffering--he could not be so base as to forsake her!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "How quiet and unimpulsive he is," thought Grey.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How quiet and unimpulsive he is," thought Grey.
nonexistent
From this reading "How wanting in eagerness to go to Helen's help.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He could not, he would not do that!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No," he said, quietly; "you cannot be."
Chapter 22 of One Maid's Mischief by George Manville Fenn holds 391 sentences, grouped into 79 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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