Chapter 4 of The Family at Misrule is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Family at Misrule is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered. Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker. "Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip. Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?" Miss Jones lifted her eyes and bridled a little.
Chapter 4 of The Family at Misrule is here in full — 424 sentences across 85 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “bridle” — anger or take offense
From this reading “Miss Jones lifted her eyes and bridled a little.”
someone who makes or mends dresses
From this reading “Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.”
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading “"Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip.”
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading “Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.”
held up in the air
From this reading “Miss Jones lifted her eyes and bridled a little.”
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading “"Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.”
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading “"Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip.”
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading “Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"”
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 “"Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.”
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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 Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Jones lifted her eyes and bridled a little.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.
have
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
a youthful male person
From this reading "Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip.
past form of “bridle” — anger or take offense
From this reading Miss Jones lifted her eyes and bridled a little.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
someone who makes or mends dresses
From this reading Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading "Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Miss Jones lifted her eyes and bridled a little.
set up or found
From this reading "Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Miss Jones lifted her eyes and bridled a little.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip.
United States labor leader (born in Ireland) who helped to found the Industrial Workers of the World (1830-1930)
From this reading "Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip.
past form of “lean” — to incline or bend from a vertical position
From this reading Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.
held up in the air
From this reading Miss Jones lifted her eyes and bridled a little.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
the number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
From this reading "Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading "Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Miss Jones, he is such a boy, poor Philip.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
in the direction of
From this reading Then she leaned a little more towards the pretty dressmaker.
at the time that
From this reading "Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes, when I had found out everything," Meg answered.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Since you love him so much, how can you bear to spoil his future?"
Chapter 4 of The Family at Misrule by Ethel Turner holds 424 sentences, grouped into 85 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 4 holds 424 sentences of The Family at Misrule, unabridged, divided into 85 reading sections.
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