Chapter 21 of Sue, A Little Heroine is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 21 of Sue, A Little Heroine is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
NEWS OF SUE. The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened. She was home again. That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go. How awful would have been her fate but for him!
Chapter 21 of Sue, A Little Heroine is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “How awful would have been her fate but for him!”
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading “The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading “The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.”
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading “How awful would have been her fate but for him!”
of an obscure nature
From this reading “That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.”
(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
From this reading “That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.”
plural of “stylite” — an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars
From this reading “That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.”
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading “NEWS OF SUE.”
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anew
From this reading She was home again.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading How awful would have been her fate but for him!
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading How awful would have been her fate but for him!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading How awful would have been her fate but for him!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading How awful would have been her fate but for him!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading How awful would have been her fate but for him!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading How awful would have been her fate but for him!
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How awful would have been her fate but for him!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She was home again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How awful would have been her fate but for him!
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
of an obscure nature
From this reading That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.
information about recent and important events
From this reading NEWS OF SUE.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading NEWS OF SUE.
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
(Old Testament) the 2nd son of Jacob and one of the 12 patriarchs of Israel
From this reading That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.
plural of “stylite” — an early Christian ascetic who lived on top of high pillars
From this reading That strange, mysterious man, Simeon Stylites, had let her go.
institute legal proceedings against; file a suit against
From this reading NEWS OF SUE.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She was home again.
at the time that
From this reading The next morning, when Connie awoke, she remembered all the dreadful things that had happened.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How awful would have been her fate but for him!
Chapter 21 of Sue, A Little Heroine by L. T. Meade holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 21 holds 178 sentences of Sue, A Little Heroine, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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