Chapter 11 of The Love Affairs of Pixie is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Love Affairs of Pixie is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Stephen Glynn. Oh, Pixie, didn't you see?" The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger. There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not! It couldn't be true.
Chapter 11 of The Love Affairs of Pixie is here in full — 418 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading “There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!”
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading “The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.”
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading “The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.”
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading “The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.”
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading “Oh, Pixie, didn't you see?"”
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading “"Stephen Glynn.”
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading “The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.”
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading “The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.”
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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 The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It couldn't be true.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It couldn't be true.
the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Oh, Pixie, didn't you see?"
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Stephen Glynn.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It couldn't be true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
a brief written record
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh, Pixie, didn't you see?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous
From this reading Oh, Pixie, didn't you see?"
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Oh, Pixie, didn't you see?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
English writer (1832-1904)
From this reading "Stephen Glynn.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
(of flora or fauna) likely in the near future to become endangered
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading The colour faded from Pixie's face; she threw out her hand as if to ward off a threatened danger.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a note almost of anger in her reply-- "It's not true; it's not!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Oh, Pixie, didn't you see?"
Chapter 11 of The Love Affairs of Pixie by George de Horne, Mrs. Vaizey holds 418 sentences, grouped into 84 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 11 holds 418 sentences of The Love Affairs of Pixie, unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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