Chapter 5 of The Lost House is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Lost House is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“She's not human,” she said. “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.” “Well?” The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings. “I'm still here,” she said.
Chapter 5 of The Lost House is here in full — 206 sentences across 42 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading ““I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.””
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.””
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading ““I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.””
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading “The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.”
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading “The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.”
the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
From this reading “The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.”
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading ““I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.””
the environmental condition
From this reading “The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.”
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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 “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.
past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
past form of “frown” — look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.
motion of hands or body to emphasize or help to express a thought or feeling
From this reading The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
a young female
From this reading The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “I'm still here,” she said.
characteristic of humanity
From this reading “She's not human,” she said.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I'm still here,” she said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “She's not human,” she said.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “She's not human,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She's not human,” she said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “She's not human,” she said.
the meaning of a word or expression; the way in which a word or expression or situation can be interpreted
From this reading The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
not in physical motion
From this reading “I'm still here,” she said.
the environmental condition
From this reading The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I begged her to help me, appealed to her in every way; then I tried a dozen times to get past her to the stairs.”
(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?”
in the company of; together with
From this reading The girl frowned, and with a gesture signified her surroundings.
Chapter 5 of The Lost House by Richard Harding Davis holds 206 sentences, grouped into 42 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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