Chapter 13 of Only a Girl's Love is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XIII
Chapter 13 of Only a Girl's Love is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What shall I do?" exclaimed Mr. Etheridge. Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay. "What is it, uncle? Are you ill--is it bad news? Oh, what is the matter?"
Chapter 13 of Only a Girl's Love is here in full — 112 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/22 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Are you ill--is it bad news?”
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.”
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading “Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Are you ill--is it bad news?”
information about recent and important events
From this reading “Are you ill--is it bad news?”
with speed
From this reading “Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.”
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading “"What is it, uncle?”
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 “Are you ill--is it bad news?”
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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 Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you ill--is it bad news?
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Are you ill--is it bad news?
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What shall I do?" exclaimed Mr. Etheridge.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "What shall I do?" exclaimed Mr. Etheridge.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading "What shall I do?" exclaimed Mr. Etheridge.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "What shall I do?" exclaimed Mr. Etheridge.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Are you ill--is it bad news?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it, uncle?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it, uncle?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Oh, what is the matter?"
a form of address for a man
From this reading "What shall I do?" exclaimed Mr. Etheridge.
information about recent and important events
From this reading Are you ill--is it bad news?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, what is the matter?"
with speed
From this reading Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "What shall I do?" exclaimed Mr. Etheridge.
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Oh, what is the matter?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading "What is it, uncle?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What shall I do?" exclaimed Mr. Etheridge.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Stella came to him quickly, with a little cry of dismay.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you ill--is it bad news?
Chapter 13 of Only a Girl's Love by Charles Garvice holds 112 sentences, grouped into 23 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 13 holds 112 sentences of Only a Girl's Love, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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