Chapter 14 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously. She looked up in surprise. “Why, father, is there something that you don’t like? Don’t you like it about Dine?” “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
Chapter 14 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline is here in full — 427 sentences across 86 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading ““There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.”
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading ““Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.”
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading ““There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.”
a female human offspring
From this reading ““Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.”
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading “Don’t you like it about Dine?””
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading ““There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.”
in or at or to some place
From this reading ““There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.”
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading “She looked up in surprise.”
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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seek information from
In this reading “She looked up in surprise.”
In this reading “She looked up in surprise.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Don’t you like it about Dine?”
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
a female human offspring
From this reading “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Don’t you like it about Dine?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Why, father, is there something that you don’t like?
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “Why, father, is there something that you don’t like?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She looked up in surprise.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Don’t you like it about Dine?”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Why, father, is there something that you don’t like?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked up in surprise.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
in an anxiously nervous manner
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked up in surprise.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “Why, father, is there something that you don’t like?
in or at or to some place
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She looked up in surprise.
express in words
From this reading “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There is a confusion somewhere that I _do_ mind,” he began nervously.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading She looked up in surprise.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading “Why, father, is there something that you don’t like?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading “Daughter, if you are so blind that you will not see, I must tell you.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Why, father, is there something that you don’t like?
Chapter 14 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin holds 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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 14 holds 427 sentences of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline, unabridged, divided into 86 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Tessa Wadsworth's Discipline by Nathaniel, Mrs. Conklin exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 427 sentences, grouped into 86 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.
Work through the 86 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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