Chapter 27 of The Awakening of Helena Richie is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 27 of The Awakening of Helena Richie is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor." "Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad." "If it was me, I'd let her be mad." "Well, then, why don't you?" Maggie retorted.
Chapter 27 of The Awakening of Helena Richie is here in full — 182 sentences across 37 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “"If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."”
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “"If it was me, I'd let her be mad."”
roused to anger
From this reading “"Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."”
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading “"Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."”
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading “"Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."”
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading “Maggie retorted.”
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading “"If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “"If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."”
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used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "If it was me, I'd let her be mad."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "If it was me, I'd let her be mad."
roused to anger
From this reading "Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."
past form of “protest” — utter words of protest
From this reading "Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."
past form of “retort” — answer back
From this reading Maggie retorted.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
(Old Testament) the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
cause to go somewhere
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you?"
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "If it was _me_ that was doin' it," said Sarah, "I'd send for the doctor."
(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 "Well, but," Maggie protested, "she might be mad."
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, then, why don't you?"
Chapter 27 of The Awakening of Helena Richie by Margaret Wade Campbell Deland holds 182 sentences, grouped into 37 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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