Chapter 6 of The heiress of McGregor is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 6 of The heiress of McGregor is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LONG TALKS. AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously. "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit. How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it! And my watch, too!
Chapter 6 of The heiress of McGregor is here in full — 282 sentences across 57 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading “AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.”
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading “AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.”
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading “AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.”
determined
From this reading “AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.”
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading “How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!”
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading “AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.”
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading “LONG TALKS.”
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading “"I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.”
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.
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In this reading “LONG TALKS.”
In this reading “AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.”
In this reading “How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!”
In this reading “AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.”
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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 How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
(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 AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
relating to or characteristic of Christianity
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading LONG TALKS.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And my watch, too!
information about recent and important events
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
(Old Testament) the second wife of Jacob and mother of Joseph and Benjamin
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
on the contrary
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
determined
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
an educational institution
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
a discussion intended to produce an agreement
From this reading LONG TALKS.
express in words
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
a special situation
From this reading How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading How stupid they must have thought me not to know a single thing about it!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And my watch, too!
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading AS Marion walked home from Sunday school, she resolved to ask Aunt Christian about Rachel "and all the rest of it," as she said, rather contemptuously.
look attentively
From this reading And my watch, too!
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading "I might have had the first news to tell the girls if I had had any wit.
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