Chapter 40 of That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 40 of That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air. “Mr. ------” she began. “Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man. “From Riggan, madam.” She held out her hand cordially.
Chapter 40 of That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 is here in full — 49 sentences across 10 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.”
in a hearty manner
From this reading “She held out her hand cordially.”
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading ““Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man.”
a district in southwestern Scotland
From this reading “Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading ““From Riggan, madam.””
filled with bewilderment
From this reading “Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.”
to a small degree or extent
From this reading “Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.”
someone who visits
From this reading “Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.”
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 Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
farther along in physical or mental development
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
inflected form of “arise” — come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “Mr. ------” she began.
in a hearty manner
From this reading She held out her hand cordially.
a framework erected over an oil well to allow drill tubes to be raised and lowered
From this reading “Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man.
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading “Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “From Riggan, madam.”
a district in southwestern Scotland
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She held out her hand cordially.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading She held out her hand cordially.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “From Riggan, madam.”
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man.
come together
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
a form of address for a man
From this reading “Mr. ------” she began.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She held out her hand cordially.
filled with bewilderment
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “From Riggan, madam.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Mr. ------” she began.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
someone who visits
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mrs. Galloway arose and advanced to meet her visitor with a slightly puzzled air.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading “Fergus Derrick,” ended the young man.
Chapter 40 of That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877 by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 49 sentences, grouped into 10 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 40 holds 49 sentences of That Lass O' Lowrie's 1877, unabridged, divided into 10 reading sections.
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