Chapter 5 of The King's Daughter and Other Stories is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The King's Daughter and Other Stories is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently. "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you. Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with." * * * * * "I SHALL NOT WANT" "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." I shall not want food.
Chapter 5 of The King's Daughter and Other Stories is here in full — 463 sentences across 93 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading “Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."”
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading “Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently.”
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading “"You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.”
in a gradual manner
From this reading “Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently.”
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading “Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."”
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading “Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently.”
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading “"You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.”
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading “* * * * * "I SHALL NOT WANT" "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
plural of “angel” — spiritual being attendant upon God
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently.
prepare (oneself) for something unpleasant or difficult
From this reading Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently.
(baseball) playing the position of catcher on a baseball team
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
From this reading I shall not want food.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * "I SHALL NOT WANT" "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading * * * * * "I SHALL NOT WANT" "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading * * * * * "I SHALL NOT WANT" "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
feeling or showing love and affection
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading * * * * * "I SHALL NOT WANT" "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading * * * * * "I SHALL NOT WANT" "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
and nothing more
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
inflected form of “pat” — pat or squeeze fondly or playfully, especially under the chin
From this reading Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently.
-ing form of “prepare” — make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading * * * * * "I SHALL NOT WANT" "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
a clergyman who watches over a group of people
From this reading * * * * * "I SHALL NOT WANT" "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mother Brace patted the bent shoulders gently.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading * * * * * "I SHALL NOT WANT" "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want."
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
in the company of; together with
From this reading Only instead of angels He used a lot of warm, loving human hands to do it with."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You have," she said, her voice catching, "into one He's been preparing for you.
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