Chapter XVII of Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm, “The Black Douglass,” is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XVII
Chapter XVII of Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm, “The Black Douglass,” is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl. “You would not send her back to those awful people?” “Tut, tut! I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst. “I only mean the child well.
Chapter XVII of Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm, “The Black Douglass,” is here in full — 109 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/21 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.”
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading “I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.”
cause fear in
From this reading ““Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.”
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading “I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.”
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading “I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.”
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading ““Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.”
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading ““Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading ““Tut, tut!”
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 ““Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.”
to cause inconvenience or discomfort to
In this reading “I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “You would not send her back to those awful people?”
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading “You would not send her back to those awful people?”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “I only mean the child well.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
cause fear in
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
a man of refinement
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
a young female
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
the act of retaining something
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “I only mean the child well.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
not any; not one
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “You would not send her back to those awful people?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
and nothing more
From this reading “I only mean the child well.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading “You would not send her back to those awful people?”
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
on the contrary
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “You would not send her back to those awful people?”
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
not in physical motion
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I am no ogre, I hope,” exclaimed the gentleman, rather put out of countenance at this outburst.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading “You would not send her back to those awful people?”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “You would not send her back to those awful people?”
utter “tsk,” “tut,” or “tut-tut,” as in disapproval
From this reading “Tut, tut!
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “I only mean the child well.
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading “Oh, don’t frighten her, Mr. Steele!” begged Ruth, still holding the half wild girl.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “You would not send her back to those awful people?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You would not send her back to those awful people?”
Chapter 17 of Ruth Fielding At Sunrise Farm by Alice B. Emerson holds 109 sentences, grouped into 22 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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