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Chapter 10 of The Marriage of Elinor is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it? I should never have found you out by myself." "Has he gone, Phil?" Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look. "Why, Nell! you are trembling like a leaf.
Chapter 10 of The Marriage of Elinor is here in full — 252 sentences across 51 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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next to; at the side of
From this reading “"Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?”
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading “"Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?”
United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy
From this reading “"Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?”
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading “"Why, Nell! you are trembling like a leaf.”
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “"Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.”
made afraid
From this reading “Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.”
a shaky motion
From this reading “"Why, Nell! you are trembling like a leaf.”
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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 Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I should never have found you out by myself."
United States physicist noted for research on x-rays and gamma rays and nuclear energy
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
set up or found
From this reading I should never have found you out by myself."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "Has he gone, Phil?"
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Has he gone, Phil?"
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I should never have found you out by myself."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Has he gone, Phil?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I should never have found you out by myself."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
a polite name for any woman
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading "Why, Nell! you are trembling like a leaf.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Why, Nell! you are trembling like a leaf.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I should never have found you out by myself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I should never have found you out by myself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I should never have found you out by myself."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Has he gone, Phil?"
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
-ing form of “place” — put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
made afraid
From this reading Elinor raised her scared face from her hands, and gave him a piteous look.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I should never have found you out by myself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
a shaky motion
From this reading "Why, Nell! you are trembling like a leaf.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
(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," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, Nell! you are trembling like a leaf.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well," said Compton, placing himself beside her, "here you are, Nell; kind of the old lady to bring me, wasn't it?
Chapter 10 of The Marriage of Elinor by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 252 sentences, grouped into 51 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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