Chapter 5 of Shenac's Work at Home is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of Shenac's Work at Home is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Shenac Bhan's cheek was crimsoned. "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily. "I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it." "You need not be. He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.
Chapter 5 of Shenac's Work at Home is here in full — 453 sentences across 91 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/90 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.”
put or send forth
From this reading “"I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.”
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Shenac Bhan's cheek was crimsoned.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “"I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.”
a condition requiring relief
From this reading “"You need not be.”
not one, and not any
From this reading “He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “"I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it."”
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading “He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.”
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later than; following
From this reading He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it."
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "You need not be.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shenac Bhan's cheek was crimsoned.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it."
put or send forth
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Shenac Bhan's cheek was crimsoned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shenac Bhan's cheek was crimsoned.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading "You need not be.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
not one, and not any
From this reading He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "You need not be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Shenac Bhan's cheek was crimsoned.
in the near future
From this reading "I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it."
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it."
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading "I never spoke to any one but himself; and I was sorry as soon as I said it."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Shenac Bhan's cheek was crimsoned.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading He thought none the worse of you, after the first anger.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I never cast it up to you, Shenac Dhu," said she hastily.
Chapter 5 of Shenac's Work at Home by Margaret M. (Margaret Murray) Robertson holds 453 sentences, grouped into 91 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 5 holds 453 sentences of Shenac's Work at Home, unabridged, divided into 91 reading sections.
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