Chapter 5 of The Maidens' Lodge is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Maidens' Lodge is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open. "Oh, yes, go! Of course you want to go!" lamented Mrs Marcella. "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me? Dear, dear!
Chapter 5 of The Maidens' Lodge is here in full — 438 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading “"What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “"What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?”
the act of retaining something
From this reading “"Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.”
mourned or grieved for
From this reading “Of course you want to go!" lamented Mrs Marcella.”
a female domestic
From this reading “"What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “"What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?”
for a short time
From this reading “"Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “"What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?”
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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 "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course you want to go!" lamented Mrs Marcella.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
dearly loved
From this reading Dear, dear!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
mourned or grieved for
From this reading Of course you want to go!" lamented Mrs Marcella.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
a female domestic
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Of course you want to go!" lamented Mrs Marcella.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Of course you want to go!" lamented Mrs Marcella.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, yes, go!
To move from a closed position.
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
for a short time
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
be seated
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
in or at that place or location
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course you want to go!" lamented Mrs Marcella.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
an affirmative
From this reading "Oh, yes, go!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Go, if you want," said Mrs Jane, shortly, holding the door open.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "What pleasure can there be to a bright young maid like you, to sit with a poor, sick, miserable creature like me?
Chapter 5 of The Maidens' Lodge by Emily Sarah Holt holds 438 sentences, grouped into 88 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 5 holds 438 sentences of The Maidens' Lodge, unabridged, divided into 88 reading sections.
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