Chapter 14 of The Girl and the Bill An American Story is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of The Girl and the Bill An American Story is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt. "Girl!" he whispered. "Yes. Are you hurt?" Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
Chapter 14 of The Girl and the Bill An American Story is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/81 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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absence of light or illumination
From this reading “PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Are you hurt?"”
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading “PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.”
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading “PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.”
with low volume
From this reading “Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.”
a feeling of excessive concern
From this reading “Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.”
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading “Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.”
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading “"Girl!" he whispered.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you hurt?"
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.
a young female
From this reading "Girl!" he whispered.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Girl!" he whispered.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
be the source of pain
From this reading Are you hurt?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.
plural of “prisoner” — a person who is confined; especially a prisoner of war
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.
cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.
with low volume
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
a feeling of excessive concern
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
not in physical motion
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PRISONERS IN THE DARK Orme's hand still held her skirt.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading "Girl!" he whispered.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Her voice came to him softly with all its solicitude and sympathy.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you hurt?"
Chapter 14 of The Girl and the Bill An American Story by Bannister Merwin holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 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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