Chapter 15 of The Little Lady of the Horse is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The Little Lady of the Horse is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed. But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy. “Is it so bad, poor dear? Is it worser ’n usual?” “Oh!
Chapter 15 of The Little Lady of the Horse is here in full — 297 sentences across 60 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading “But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.”
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading “Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.”
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading “But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.”
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading “But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.”
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading “Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.”
people who have retreated
From this reading “Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.”
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading “Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.”
with speed
From this reading “Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.”
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 “But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading “Is it so bad, poor dear?
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
dearly loved
From this reading “Is it so bad, poor dear?
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
an utterance expressing pain or disapproval
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Is it so bad, poor dear?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
hinge joint in the human leg connecting the tibia and fibula with the femur and protected in front by the patella
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading Is it worser ’n usual?”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
in other respects or ways
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
-ing form of “peer” — look searchingly
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “Is it so bad, poor dear?
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
determined
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
people who have retreated
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
perception by means of the eyes
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Is it so bad, poor dear?
(plural) optical instrument consisting of a frame that holds a pair of lenses for correcting defective vision
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
with speed
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading But an outrageous groan from Resolved arrested her flight, and awoke her ready sympathy.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Is it worser ’n usual?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Is it worser ’n usual?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Mr. Tubbs sat with his spectacles in place, his Bible on his knee; and Steenie, peering in at the kitchen-door and seeing it otherwise deserted, would speedily have retreated, had she been allowed.
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