Chapter 27 of Re-creations is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of Re-creations is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up. Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her. “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously. “You look ill. Do you feel faint?”
Chapter 27 of Re-creations is here in full — 199 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading “Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.”
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading ““Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.”
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading “Do you feel faint?””
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““You look ill.”
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading “Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.”
be standing; be upright
From this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
make steady
From this reading “Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.”
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading ““Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
In this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
to come or go into
In this reading ““Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.”
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
In this reading “Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.”
In this reading ““Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.”
In this reading “For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.”
In this reading “Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do you feel faint?”
all things; all of a situation
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
opinion or judgment
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading Do you feel faint?”
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Do you feel faint?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “You look ill.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You look ill.
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
be standing; be upright
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
make steady
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
inflected form of “swim” — travel through water
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Maxwell put out his hand in alarm to steady her.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For a second everything swam before her eyes, and it seemed as though she could not stand up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Hadn’t you better go into the house?” he asked anxiously.
Chapter 27 of Re-creations by Grace Livingston Hill holds 199 sentences, grouped into 40 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 27 holds 199 sentences of Re-creations, unabridged, divided into 40 reading sections.
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