Chapter 12 of Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Grandmamma has not asked me," she replied. "Then I will beg her to ask you. I think she will. She said the other day that you were very much improved." "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
Chapter 12 of Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a feeling of craving something
From this reading “"At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.”
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Then I will beg her to ask you.”
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading “"At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “"At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “"At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.”
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading “"At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.”
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading “She said the other day that you were very much improved."”
only a very short time before
From this reading “"At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.”
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(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 "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
a feeling of craving something
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Then I will beg her to ask you.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Grandmamma has not asked me," she replied.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Then I will beg her to ask you.
with bitterness; in a resentful manner
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She said the other day that you were very much improved."
psychological suffering
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
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From this reading "Grandmamma has not asked me," she replied.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Grandmamma has not asked me," she replied.
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From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Then I will beg her to ask you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Then I will beg her to ask you.
made more desirable or valuable or profitable; especially made ready for use or marketing
From this reading She said the other day that you were very much improved."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Grandmamma has not asked me," she replied.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She said the other day that you were very much improved."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Grandmamma has not asked me," she replied.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She said the other day that you were very much improved."
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From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
on the contrary
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Grandmamma has not asked me," she replied.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She said the other day that you were very much improved."
only a very short time before
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Grandmamma has not asked me," she replied.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She said the other day that you were very much improved."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She said the other day that you were very much improved."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Then I will beg her to ask you.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think she will.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Then I will beg her to ask you.
precisely as stated
From this reading She said the other day that you were very much improved."
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading She said the other day that you were very much improved."
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Then I will beg her to ask you.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "At all events, my red cheeks and my plough-boy appetite would scarcely distress her now," returned Hatty, rather bitterly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Then I will beg her to ask you.
Chapter 12 of Out in the Forty-Five Duncan Keith's Vow by Emily Sarah Holt holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 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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