Chapter 18 of Rebecca's Promise is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of Rebecca's Promise is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Granny woke in the morning with a headache. Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast. "I have such a headache," Granny moaned piteously. "Poor dear!" Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.
Chapter 18 of Rebecca's Promise is here in full — 172 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.”
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading “Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.”
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading “Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Granny woke in the morning with a headache.”
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading “Granny woke in the morning with a headache.”
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “"I have such a headache," Granny moaned piteously.”
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading “Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.”
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading “Granny woke in the morning with a headache.”
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 “Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.”
rise to one's feet
In this reading “Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.”
In this reading “Granny woke in the morning with a headache.”
In this reading “Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.”
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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 Granny woke in the morning with a headache.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.
dearly loved
From this reading "Poor dear!"
opinion or judgment
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.
having the pinkish flush of health
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
set up or found
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading Granny woke in the morning with a headache.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have such a headache," Granny moaned piteously.
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading Granny woke in the morning with a headache.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have such a headache," Granny moaned piteously.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Granny woke in the morning with a headache.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
past form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading "I have such a headache," Granny moaned piteously.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Granny woke in the morning with a headache.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.
in a piteous manner
From this reading "I have such a headache," Granny moaned piteously.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Poor dear!"
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Rebecca Mary put her fresh cool hand against Granny's hot old face.
(Old Testament) wife of Isaac and mother of Jacob and Esau
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I have such a headache," Granny moaned piteously.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Granny woke in the morning with a headache.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
at the time that
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Granny woke in the morning with a headache.
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading Granny woke in the morning with a headache.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rebecca Mary found her with heavy eyes and flushed cheeks when she went in to see if she would get up for breakfast.
Chapter 18 of Rebecca's Promise by Frances R. (Frances Roberta) Sterrett holds 172 sentences, grouped into 35 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 18 holds 172 sentences of Rebecca's Promise, unabridged, divided into 35 reading sections.
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