Chapter 17 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 17 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mavis looked at him inquiringly. "I mean was you with a gentleman?" Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant. She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic. "It's a bad place, and we've had many complaints about it.
Chapter 17 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl is here in full — 413 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading “Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.”
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading “She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.”
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading “"It's a bad place, and we've had many complaints about it.”
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading “Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.”
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading “Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.”
common Old World thrush noted for its song
From this reading “Mavis looked at him inquiringly.”
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading “She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.”
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading “She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.”
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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 "I mean was you with a gentleman?"
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "It's a bad place, and we've had many complaints about it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mavis looked at him inquiringly.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading "It's a bad place, and we've had many complaints about it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
plural of “complaint” — an often persistent bodily disorder or disease; a cause for complaining
From this reading "It's a bad place, and we've had many complaints about it.
a man of refinement
From this reading "I mean was you with a gentleman?"
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "It's a bad place, and we've had many complaints about it.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Mavis looked at him inquiringly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I mean was you with a gentleman?"
angered at something unjust or wrong
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
in an inquiring manner
From this reading Mavis looked at him inquiringly.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a bad place, and we've had many complaints about it.
either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Mavis looked at him inquiringly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "It's a bad place, and we've had many complaints about it.
common Old World thrush noted for its song
From this reading Mavis looked at him inquiringly.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading "I mean was you with a gentleman?"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "It's a bad place, and we've had many complaints about it.
cut with a saw
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
of or relating to the sympathetic nervous system
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I mean was you with a gentleman?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It's a bad place, and we've had many complaints about it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading She told the man how she got there, a statement which made him civil and sympathetic.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "I mean was you with a gentleman?"
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mavis bit her lip, but saw it would not help her to be indignant.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I mean was you with a gentleman?"
Chapter 17 of Sparrows: The Story of an Unprotected Girl by Horace W. C. (Horace Wykeham Can) Newte holds 413 sentences, grouped into 83 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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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