Chapter 8 of Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
TORTURED TO MADNESS. "So the truth's out. I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me. My heart shall not break. "I was so happy I could not make him blest!
Chapter 8 of Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl is here in full — 111 sentences across 23 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “"I was so happy I could not make him blest!”
terminate
From this reading “My heart shall not break.”
hold firmly
From this reading “I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.”
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “"I was so happy I could not make him blest!”
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading “TORTURED TO MADNESS.”
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading “I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.”
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading “I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.”
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading “TORTURED TO MADNESS.”
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'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay 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 I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading "I was so happy I could not make him blest!
terminate
From this reading My heart shall not break.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "I was so happy I could not make him blest!
hold firmly
From this reading I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading "I was so happy I could not make him blest!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My heart shall not break.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I was so happy I could not make him blest!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I was so happy I could not make him blest!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.
obsolete terms for legal insanity
From this reading TORTURED TO MADNESS.
engage in
From this reading "I was so happy I could not make him blest!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My heart shall not break.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "So the truth's out.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My heart shall not break.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.
limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
From this reading I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "So the truth's out.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "So the truth's out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TORTURED TO MADNESS.
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading TORTURED TO MADNESS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "So the truth's out.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I was so happy I could not make him blest!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I'll grasp it like a snake; It will not slay me.
Chapter 8 of Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl by Alex. McVeigh, Mrs. Miller holds 111 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 8 holds 111 sentences of Pretty Geraldine, the New York Salesgirl, unabridged, divided into 23 reading sections.
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