Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms. "Dad, dad! To leave you alone!" "Kit, you are wasting time. Be off.
Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Kathlyn is here in full — 486 sentences across 98 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/97 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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weapons considered collectively
From this reading “WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “"Dad, dad!”
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading “WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.”
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading “WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.”
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading “"Kit, you are wasting time.”
go away from a place
From this reading “To leave you alone!"”
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading “WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.”
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading “"Kit, you are wasting time.”
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.
Having no one else present.
From this reading To leave you alone!"
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Kit, you are wasting time.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Be off.
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading "Dad, dad!
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.
a case for containing a set of articles
From this reading "Kit, you are wasting time.
go away from a place
From this reading To leave you alone!"
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Be off.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Kit, you are wasting time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To leave you alone!"
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading WAITING Kathlyn flung herself into her father's arms.
any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease
From this reading "Kit, you are wasting time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading To leave you alone!"
Chapter 10 of The Adventures of Kathlyn by Harold MacGrath holds 486 sentences, grouped into 98 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 10 holds 486 sentences of The Adventures of Kathlyn, unabridged, divided into 98 reading sections.
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