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Chapter 1 of The Awakening of Helena Richie is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?" William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning. "I certainly cannot," Martha said decidedly. "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family. I suppose you think I ought to offer to do it?
Chapter 1 of The Awakening of Helena Richie is here in full — 207 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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any person at all
From this reading “"You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"”
eat an early morning meal
From this reading “William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading “"I certainly cannot," Martha said decidedly.”
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading “"I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.”
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading “"You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"”
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading “"I certainly cannot," Martha said decidedly.”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “I suppose you think I ought to offer to do it?”
not known
From this reading “"I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.”
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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 "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.
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From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
any person at all
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
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From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I certainly cannot," Martha said decidedly.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "I certainly cannot," Martha said decidedly.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.
involving or causing danger or risk; liable to hurt or harm
From this reading "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
dearly loved
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
without question and beyond doubt
From this reading "I certainly cannot," Martha said decidedly.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I suppose you think I ought to offer to do it?
a social unit living together
From this reading "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I certainly cannot," Martha said decidedly.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I suppose you think I ought to offer to do it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
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From this reading "I certainly cannot," Martha said decidedly.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
immediately following in time or order
From this reading William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I suppose you think I ought to offer to do it?
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I suppose you think I ought to offer to do it?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I certainly cannot," Martha said decidedly.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose you think I ought to offer to do it?
carry out
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.
a special situation
From this reading "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
not known
From this reading "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.
precisely as stated
From this reading "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.
which person or people
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading William King asked his wife at breakfast the next morning.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You can't think of anybody who might like to take this little David Allison, can you, my dear?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I think it's a very dangerous thing to take unknown children into your family.
Chapter 1 of The Awakening of Helena Richie by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland holds 207 sentences, grouped into 42 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.
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