Chapter 3 of The Bread-winners: A Social Study is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The Bread-winners: A Social Study is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She glanced at him in surprise. His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them. "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny. We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her. "Don't go till I tell you something," he stammered hastily.
Chapter 3 of The Bread-winners: A Social Study is here in full — 416 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading “His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.”
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.”
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading “She glanced at him in surprise.”
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading “"Don't go till I tell you something," he stammered hastily.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “"Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.”
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading “We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.”
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading “"Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.”
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading “His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.”
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She glanced at him in surprise.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.
terminate
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
thrown into a state of disarray or confusion
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't go till I tell you something," he stammered hastily.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading She glanced at him in surprise.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading "Don't go till I tell you something," he stammered hastily.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She glanced at him in surprise.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Don't go till I tell you something," he stammered hastily.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She glanced at him in surprise.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
with low volume
From this reading We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.
cloak consisting of an oblong piece of cloth used to cover the head and shoulders
From this reading We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She glanced at him in surprise.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Don't go till I tell you something," he stammered hastily.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Don't go till I tell you something," he stammered hastily.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading She glanced at him in surprise.
express in words
From this reading "Don't go till I tell you something," he stammered hastily.
a sudden outburst of anger
From this reading "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
up to a particular time
From this reading "Don't go till I tell you something," he stammered hastily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We'd better go home," she said quietly, drawing her shawl about her.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading His face was pale and disordered; he was twisting his fingers as if he would break them.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Don't go till I tell you something," he stammered hastily.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Your temper seems to be on the move, Mr. Sleeny.
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