Chapter 4 of Stories of a Governess is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Stories of a Governess is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.” “Why not, Jennie? _You_ can read aloud to the rest.” “But I don’t like reading aloud.” “Neither do I like reading aloud.
Chapter 4 of Stories of a Governess is here in full — 79 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
using the voice; not silently
From this reading “_You_ can read aloud to the rest.””
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading ““But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.””
a narrow way or road
From this reading ““But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.””
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ““But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.””
not one and not the other of two
From this reading ““Neither do I like reading aloud.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “_You_ can read aloud to the rest.””
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading ““But I don’t like reading aloud.””
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading “_You_ can read aloud to the rest.””
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 “_You_ can read aloud to the rest.””
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using the voice; not silently
From this reading _You_ can read aloud to the rest.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _You_ can read aloud to the rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Neither do I like reading aloud.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But I don’t like reading aloud.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “But I don’t like reading aloud.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why not, Jennie?
a narrow way or road
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “But I don’t like reading aloud.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
not one and not the other of two
From this reading “Neither do I like reading aloud.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Why not, Jennie?
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading _You_ can read aloud to the rest.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading “But I don’t like reading aloud.”
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading _You_ can read aloud to the rest.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _You_ can read aloud to the rest.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _You_ can read aloud to the rest.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why not, Jennie?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “But if you go to-night, Miss Lane, we cannot finish Evangeline.”
Chapter 4 of Stories of a Governess by Annie Fisler holds 79 sentences, grouped into 16 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 4 holds 79 sentences of Stories of a Governess, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 4 of Stories of a Governess by Annie Fisler exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 79 sentences, grouped into 16 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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About 127 minutes of reading across 305 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
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Words and structures a reader meets early in Stories of a Governess, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
