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Chapter 6 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
VI. JANUARY 24. A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed. Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds. She then asked me to go in her place.
Chapter 6 of Stepping Heavenward is here in full — 229 sentences across 46 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “cold” — a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
From this reading “Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.”
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.”
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading “JANUARY 24.”
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.”
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading “A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.”
the least favorable outcome
From this reading “Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.”
the day immediately before today
From this reading “A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.”
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From this reading JANUARY 24.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading She then asked me to go in her place.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
plural of “cold” — a mild viral infection involving the nose and respiratory passages (but not the lungs)
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She then asked me to go in her place.
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading JANUARY 24.
past form of “kill” — cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She then asked me to go in her place.
a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
on one occasion
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading She then asked me to go in her place.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading She then asked me to go in her place.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading VI.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mother wanted to set off at once to see her, but I would not let her go, as she has one of her worst colds.
the day immediately before today
From this reading A Message came yesterday morning from Susan Green to the effect that she had had a dreadful fall, and was half killed.
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