Chapter 3 of Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest. "Can you feel your leg now?" Susan inquired. "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon. You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
Chapter 3 of Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop is here in full — 388 sentences across 78 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading “"Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.”
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading “"Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.”
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading “Susan inquired.”
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading “You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.”
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading “"Can you feel your leg now?"”
worried and uneasy
From this reading “"Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.”
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading “"Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.”
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading “You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.”
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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 "Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
(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 "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Can you feel your leg now?"
past form of “comment” — make or write a comment on
From this reading "Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading "Can you feel your leg now?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
the act of giving
From this reading "Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading "Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
past form of “inquire” — address a question to and expect an answer from
From this reading Susan inquired.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
past form of “kick” — drive or propel with the foot
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
a human limb; commonly used to refer to a whole limb but technically only the part of the limb between the knee and ankle
From this reading "Can you feel your leg now?"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.
type genus of the Muridae: common house mice; the tips of the upper incisors have a square notch
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Can you feel your leg now?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.
worried and uneasy
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
Identical; not different.
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
in the near future
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Susan inquired.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading "Dear, dear--" commented Mrs. Lathrop, giving a heave of unrest.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes; I--" "Then it 's all right so far, but, my! you mus' n't begin gettin' restless this soon.
but in spite of that
From this reading You ain't been kicked six hours yet, 'n' you 've got to lay that same way f'r six weeks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you feel your leg now?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Can you feel your leg now?"
Chapter 3 of Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop by Anne Warner holds 388 sentences, grouped into 78 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.
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