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Chapter XII
Chapter 12 of The foster-sisters is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE FUNERAL. MRS. Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits. "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she. "'Tis wonderful to see the power he has over him."
Chapter 12 of The foster-sisters is here in full — 263 sentences across 53 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “"Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.”
above and across; more than
From this reading “"'Tis wonderful to see the power he has over him."”
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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 Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
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From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
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From this reading THE FUNERAL.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "'Tis wonderful to see the power he has over him."
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "'Tis wonderful to see the power he has over him."
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From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
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From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
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From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
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From this reading MRS.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
above and across; more than
From this reading "'Tis wonderful to see the power he has over him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tis wonderful to see the power he has over him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tis wonderful to see the power he has over him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FUNERAL.
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From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tis wonderful to see the power he has over him."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Mr. Wesley has persuaded the poor man to lie down and take some food!" said she.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "'Tis wonderful to see the power he has over him."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Thorpe sent us young ones down stairs to our breakfast, and presently came down herself, and carried away a cup of tea, and some biscuits.
