Chapter 4 of Thankful Rest is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of Thankful Rest is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"All over," said the girl wearily. "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about. Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy? It'll be a bother to you; but perhaps I'm going to mamma." "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Chapter 4 of Thankful Rest is here in full — 459 sentences across 92 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/91 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading “It'll be a bother to you; but perhaps I'm going to mamma."”
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading “"Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.”
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading “"Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.”
informal terms for a mother
From this reading “It'll be a bother to you; but perhaps I'm going to mamma."”
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading “"Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?”
a flaw or weak point
From this reading “"Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.”
in a weary manner
From this reading “"All over," said the girl wearily.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
(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 "All over," said the girl wearily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?
for the reason that
From this reading Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?
take the trouble to do something; concern oneself
From this reading It'll be a bother to you; but perhaps I'm going to mamma."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
divisible by two
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
a young female
From this reading "All over," said the girl wearily.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
the act of departing
From this reading Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It'll be a bother to you; but perhaps I'm going to mamma."
cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
incomplete skeleton of female found in eastern Ethiopia in 1974
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
informal terms for a mother
From this reading It'll be a bother to you; but perhaps I'm going to mamma."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
without restrictions or stipulations or further payments
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
above and across; more than
From this reading "All over," said the girl wearily.
by chance
From this reading It'll be a bother to you; but perhaps I'm going to mamma."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "All over," said the girl wearily.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "All over," said the girl wearily.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading "I've felt so for a long time, but I tried to go about.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
a flaw or weak point
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
in a weary manner
From this reading "All over," said the girl wearily.
having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other
From this reading "Do you want to kill me outright, Lucy?" said her aunt; and even in her weakness Lucy opened her eyes wide in surprise.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you angry because I'm going to be sick, Aunt Hepsy?
Chapter 4 of Thankful Rest by Annie S. Swan holds 459 sentences, grouped into 92 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 459 sentences of Thankful Rest, unabridged, divided into 92 reading sections.
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