Chapter 20 of Only a Girl's Love is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 20 of Only a Girl's Love is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment. It was a womanly feeling, and it softened her reply. "I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice. "Sorry!" he repeated, hoarsely, quickly. "Do not say that!"
Chapter 20 of Only a Girl's Love is here in full — 144 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/28 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading “Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.”
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading “Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.”
with speed
From this reading “"Sorry!" he repeated, hoarsely, quickly.”
recurring again and again
From this reading “"Sorry!" he repeated, hoarsely, quickly.”
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading “It was a womanly feeling, and it softened her reply.”
toned down
From this reading “It was a womanly feeling, and it softened her reply.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.”
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading “Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.”
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 “"I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.”
In this reading “Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.”
temporarily
In this reading “Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do not say that!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading It was a womanly feeling, and it softened her reply.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Sorry!" he repeated, hoarsely, quickly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
in a hoarse or husky voice
From this reading "Sorry!" he repeated, hoarsely, quickly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a womanly feeling, and it softened her reply.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.
a particular point in time
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Do not say that!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
with speed
From this reading "Sorry!" he repeated, hoarsely, quickly.
recurring again and again
From this reading "Sorry!" he repeated, hoarsely, quickly.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading It was a womanly feeling, and it softened her reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.
express in words
From this reading "Do not say that!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.
toned down
From this reading It was a womanly feeling, and it softened her reply.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.
United States minimalist painter (born in 1936)
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Do not say that!"
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Stella, turned her eyes upon him, and something like pity took possession of her for a moment.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "I--am very sorry," she said, in a low voice.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a womanly feeling, and it softened her reply.
befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman
From this reading It was a womanly feeling, and it softened her reply.
Chapter 20 of Only a Girl's Love by Charles Garvice holds 144 sentences, grouped into 29 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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