Chapter 30 of Tess of the Storm Country is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 30 of Tess of the Storm Country is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile. Then he noticed his sister, with surprise. "Ah, Teola! you, too, were caught in the storm? What a blessing to have a shelter like this! Miss Tessibel won't mind if we stay until it is over.
Chapter 30 of Tess of the Storm Country is here in full — 336 sentences across 68 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the formal act of approving
From this reading “What a blessing to have a shelter like this!”
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading “"You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.”
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading “"You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.”
being perceived or observed
From this reading “Then he noticed his sister, with surprise.”
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading “"You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.”
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading “What a blessing to have a shelter like this!”
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
From this reading “"You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “"Ah, Teola! you, too, were caught in the storm?”
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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 "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Teola! you, too, were caught in the storm?
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
the formal act of approving
From this reading What a blessing to have a shelter like this!
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading "Ah, Teola! you, too, were caught in the storm?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What a blessing to have a shelter like this!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he noticed his sister, with surprise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then he noticed his sister, with surprise.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Miss Tessibel won't mind if we stay until it is over.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Miss Tessibel won't mind if we stay until it is over.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Miss Tessibel won't mind if we stay until it is over.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading What a blessing to have a shelter like this!
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Tessibel won't mind if we stay until it is over.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Then he noticed his sister, with surprise.
above and across; more than
From this reading Miss Tessibel won't mind if we stay until it is over.
(of fluids) moving or issuing in a stream
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading What a blessing to have a shelter like this!
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Then he noticed his sister, with surprise.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
someone who settles lawfully on government land with the intent to acquire title to it
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Miss Tessibel won't mind if we stay until it is over.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading "Ah, Teola! you, too, were caught in the storm?
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading Then he noticed his sister, with surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Ah, Teola! you, too, were caught in the storm?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he noticed his sister, with surprise.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What a blessing to have a shelter like this!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What a blessing to have a shelter like this!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "Ah, Teola! you, too, were caught in the storm?
in the direction of
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
the act of changing or reversing the direction of the course
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
up to a particular time
From this reading Miss Tessibel won't mind if we stay until it is over.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Miss Tessibel won't mind if we stay until it is over.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Ah, Teola! you, too, were caught in the storm?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a blessing to have a shelter like this!
in the company of; together with
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Tessibel won't mind if we stay until it is over.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You didn't mind my running in, did you, Tessibel?" asked Frederick, turning toward the squatter with a broad, comrade-like smile.
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