Chapter 15 of The Great Hunger is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Great Hunger is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head. It was Klaus Brock. “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress. Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so. You might be a Ghirlandajo.
Chapter 15 of The Great Hunger is here in full — 197 sentences across 40 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Having no one else present.
From this reading “The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.”
at or toward the back of something
From this reading “The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.”
put on clothes
From this reading ““Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.”
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading “Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.”
a woman of refinement
From this reading ““Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.”
common black European thrush
From this reading “The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.”
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading “The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.”
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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 You might be a Ghirlandajo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
Having no one else present.
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You might be a Ghirlandajo.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
at or toward the back of something
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Klaus Brock.
put on clothes
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You might be a Ghirlandajo.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
past form of “invent” — come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was Klaus Brock.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was Klaus Brock.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
a woman of refinement
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
common black European thrush
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
a loose dressing gown for women
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
a small storeroom for storing foods or wines
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
express in words
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
at the time that
From this reading The next morning Merle was alone in the pantry when she heard steps behind her, and turned her head.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why, morning neglige might have been invented for you, if I may say so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Good-morning, madam--ah! so this is what you look like in morning dress.
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