Chapter 25 of The Manor School is here in full — 519 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 25 of The Manor School is here in full — 519 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset. She was not repentant. It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent. She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences. She also feared that she had gone too far.
Chapter 25 of The Manor School is here in full — 519 sentences across 104 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.”
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading “She also feared that she had gone too far.”
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading “THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset.”
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading “It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.”
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
From this reading “She was not repentant.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.”
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading “THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.”
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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 It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
in addition
From this reading She also feared that she had gone too far.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She also feared that she had gone too far.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading She also feared that she had gone too far.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
a young female
From this reading It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She also feared that she had gone too far.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.
low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
From this reading THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She was not repentant.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.
turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.
feeling or expressing remorse for misdeeds
From this reading She was not repentant.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She was not repentant.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
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From this reading THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset.
used as intensifiers
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She also feared that she had gone too far.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is not the nature of a girl like Susan easily to repent.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading She also feared that she had gone too far.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LETTER Susan Marsh was thoroughly upset.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading She was not at all sorry for what she had done, but she was terribly afraid of the consequences.
Chapter 25 of The Manor School by L. T. Meade holds 519 sentences, grouped into 104 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.
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