Chapter 14 of Poor Miss Finch is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Poor Miss Finch is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Now! now! now! you be nice-goot, and tell me this first. When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?" "No." "Hah! You know it is nice-light at one time? you know it is horrid-dark at the odder?"
Chapter 14 of Poor Miss Finch is here in full — 397 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"”
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading “When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"”
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading “When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"”
moving slowly and gently
From this reading “When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"”
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading “When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"”
comparative of “odd” — not divisible by two
From this reading “You know it is nice-light at one time? you know it is horrid-dark at the odder?"”
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading “When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"”
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading “When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"”
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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 When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
(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 When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Now! now! now! you be nice-goot, and tell me this first.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You know it is nice-light at one time? you know it is horrid-dark at the odder?"
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Now! now! now! you be nice-goot, and tell me this first.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
opinion or judgment
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Now! now! now! you be nice-goot, and tell me this first.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Hah!
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From this reading You know it is nice-light at one time? you know it is horrid-dark at the odder?"
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You know it is nice-light at one time? you know it is horrid-dark at the odder?"
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
moving slowly and gently
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Now! now! now! you be nice-goot, and tell me this first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Now! now! now! you be nice-goot, and tell me this first.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You know it is nice-light at one time? you know it is horrid-dark at the odder?"
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
not any; not one
From this reading "No."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Now! now! now! you be nice-goot, and tell me this first.
comparative of “odd” — not divisible by two
From this reading You know it is nice-light at one time? you know it is horrid-dark at the odder?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading You know it is nice-light at one time? you know it is horrid-dark at the odder?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
Identical; not different.
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
the act of someone who picks up or takes something
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
express in words
From this reading "Now! now! now! you be nice-goot, and tell me this first.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Now! now! now! you be nice-goot, and tell me this first.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You know it is nice-light at one time? you know it is horrid-dark at the odder?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
plural of “walk” — the act of traveling by foot
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
at the time that
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Now! now! now! you be nice-goot, and tell me this first.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you are out in the garden, taking your little lazy lady's walks on a shiny-sunny day, is it all the same to your eyes as if you were lying in your bed in the middles of the night?"
Chapter 14 of Poor Miss Finch by Wilkie Collins holds 397 sentences, grouped into 80 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 14 holds 397 sentences of Poor Miss Finch, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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