Chapter 8 of The House of the Misty Star A Romance is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The House of the Misty Star A Romance is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder. "You dear little saint of a woman! How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you. Well good-by. When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
Chapter 8 of The House of the Misty Star A Romance is here in full — 404 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading “Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.”
fully extended especially in length
From this reading “When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading “Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.”
go across or through
From this reading “When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.”
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading “When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.”
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading “"You dear little saint of a woman!”
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading “Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.”
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading “How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you.”
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 Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.
anew
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
(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 How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
dearly loved
From this reading "You dear little saint of a woman!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you.
a farewell remark
From this reading Well good-by.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.
showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding and generosity
From this reading Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.
set down according to a plan
From this reading Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "You dear little saint of a woman!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "You dear little saint of a woman!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
fully extended especially in length
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.
go across or through
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
a person who has died and has been declared a saint by canonization
From this reading "You dear little saint of a woman!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading Page laid a kindly hand on Jane's shoulder.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading How good all of you are to me, and how I thank you.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well good-by.
at the time that
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When you see me again I'll be--" With hand outstretched to open the door for me to pass, he paused.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "You dear little saint of a woman!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You dear little saint of a woman!
Chapter 8 of The House of the Misty Star A Romance by Frances Little holds 404 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 404 sentences of The House of the Misty Star A Romance, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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