Chapter 10 of Peregrine's Progress is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Peregrine's Progress is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke. "Where are you taking me?" she demanded. "Why do you follow me?" I retorted. "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
Chapter 10 of Peregrine's Progress is here in full — 101 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the trait of lacking courage
From this reading “IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.”
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading “"Where are you taking me?" she demanded.”
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading “IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “I retorted.”
relieve from
From this reading “"Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!”
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading “IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.”
a sudden desire
From this reading “"Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!”
having or expressing desire for something
From this reading “"Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!”
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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 IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
later than; following
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
in addition
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Where are you taking me?" she demanded.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
for the reason that
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
the trait of lacking courage
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "Where are you taking me?" she demanded.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Why do you follow me?"
to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading "Why do you follow me?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Where are you taking me?" she demanded.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading I retorted.
relieve from
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
meet the requirements or expectations of
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading "Where are you taking me?" she demanded.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where are you taking me?" she demanded.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading IN WHICH I SATISFY MYSELF OF MY COWARDICE After we had walked thus in silence for may be a mile or more, she spoke.
a sudden desire
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why do you follow me?"
having or expressing desire for something
From this reading "Because I must--also it is my whim--and you so wishful to be rid o' me!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Where are you taking me?" she demanded.
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