Chapter 18 of The Annes is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Annes is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
_Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well. I need diversion.” Minerva scanned her mistress critically, and said: “You may be pale, but you don’t look sick. You are probably bothered.”
Chapter 18 of The Annes is here in full — 248 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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caused to show discomposure
From this reading “You are probably bothered.””
in a critical manner
From this reading “Minerva scanned her mistress critically, and said:”
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading “I need diversion.””
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading “_Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.”
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “Minerva scanned her mistress critically, and said:”
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading ““You may be pale, but you don’t look sick.”
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading “Minerva scanned her mistress critically, and said:”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ““You may be pale, but you don’t look sick.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “_Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Minerva scanned her mistress critically, and said:
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are probably bothered.”
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “You may be pale, but you don’t look sick.
caused to show discomposure
From this reading You are probably bothered.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “You may be pale, but you don’t look sick.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
in a critical manner
From this reading Minerva scanned her mistress critically, and said:
an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
From this reading I need diversion.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “You may be pale, but you don’t look sick.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Minerva scanned her mistress critically, and said:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “You may be pale, but you don’t look sick.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading “You may be pale, but you don’t look sick.
(Roman mythology) goddess of wisdom; counterpart of Greek Athena
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Minerva scanned her mistress critically, and said:
a condition requiring relief
From this reading I need diversion.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading “You may be pale, but you don’t look sick.
with considerable certainty; without much doubt
From this reading You are probably bothered.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
inflected form of “scan” — examine minutely or intensely
From this reading Minerva scanned her mistress critically, and said:
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “You may be pale, but you don’t look sick.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading _Made in Heaven_ “Minerva,” said Miss Carrington, “I am not feeling well.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You may be pale, but you don’t look sick.
Chapter 18 of The Annes by Marion Ames Taggart holds 248 sentences, grouped into 50 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 18 holds 248 sentences of The Annes, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
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