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Chapter 21 of The Child Wife is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Father?" She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid. But she started as she met his glance. It meant something more! "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
Chapter 21 of The Child Wife is here in full — 405 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading “"My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."”
a thing, without saying which
From this reading “It meant something more!”
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at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But she started as she met his glance.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But she started as she met his glance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Father?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
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From this reading But she started as she met his glance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But she started as she met his glance.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It meant something more!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she started as she met his glance.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It meant something more!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading It meant something more!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But she started as she met his glance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She pronounced the word interrogatively, thinking it was some request for service to the invalid.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "My daughter," he said, "I shall not be much longer with you."
