Chapter 9 of The Home at Greylock is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Home at Greylock is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks. "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me. My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us. Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen. Nobody ever did who could paint like _that_!
Chapter 9 of The Home at Greylock is here in full — 212 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the act of burning something
From this reading “Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.”
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.”
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading “Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.”
at the same time but in another place
From this reading “Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.”
make a painting
From this reading “Nobody ever did who could paint like _that_!”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading “My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.”
express through a scornful smile
From this reading “"It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.”
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 “Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.”
In this reading “"It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.”
In this reading “Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
brought into existence
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
the act of burning something
From this reading Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Nobody ever did who could paint like _that_!
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Nobody ever did who could paint like _that_!
one or the other of two
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
divisible by two
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
at any time
From this reading Nobody ever did who could paint like _that_!
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nobody ever did who could paint like _that_!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody ever did who could paint like _that_!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
make a painting
From this reading Nobody ever did who could paint like _that_!
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.
precisely, exactly
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
express through a scornful smile
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading "It is true," she said to herself, "that people have a right to sneer at me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Even if Mrs. Grey hadn't taken me up, I shouldn't have spent my life in a kitchen.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My mother has been a servant and so have I. But we were not born to it, either of us.
which person or people
From this reading Nobody ever did who could paint like _that_!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Margaret, meanwhile, returned to her work, with burning cheeks.
Chapter 9 of The Home at Greylock by E. (Elizabeth) Prentiss holds 212 sentences, grouped into 43 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 9 holds 212 sentences of The Home at Greylock, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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