Chapter 3 of Ragged Lady — Volume 2 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter III
Chapter 3 of Ragged Lady — Volume 2 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay." "But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?" Mrs. Lander appealed. "No. There wasn't any danger before. But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
Chapter 3 of Ragged Lady — Volume 2 is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “Mrs. Lander appealed.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “"But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?"”
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading “But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.”
a town in central Wyoming
From this reading “"Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."”
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading “"Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."”
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading “But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.”
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “"Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."”
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading “But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.”
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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 But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
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From this reading "But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?"
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading Mrs. Lander appealed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading "No. There wasn't any danger before.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?"
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading "But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?"
a prescribed selection of foods
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?"
a town in central Wyoming
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
not any; not one
From this reading "No. There wasn't any danger before.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "But there a'n't any more danger now, is the'e, docta?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Oh, I don't want to go, now, Mrs. Lander; I'd ratha stay."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "No. There wasn't any danger before.
at the time that
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading But when you're quite yourself, I want to have a little talk with you, Mrs. Lander, about your diet.
Chapter 3 of Ragged Lady — Volume 2 by William Dean Howells holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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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