Chapter 4 of The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation. While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door. At that I found my tongue. "Margery! Why have you come?"
Chapter 4 of The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale is here in full — 412 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading “While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.”
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading “While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.”
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.”
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading “While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.”
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading “At that I found my tongue.”
accept gladly
From this reading “She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.”
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.”
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filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At that I found my tongue.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Why have you come?"
a prayer to avert or remove some evil or disaster
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
inflected form of “drag” — pull, as against a resistance
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
set up or found
From this reading At that I found my tongue.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Why have you come?"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Margery!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At that I found my tongue.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
not in physical motion
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that I found my tongue.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading At that I found my tongue.
accept gladly
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
during the time that
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why have you come?"
in the company of; together with
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading While still I stood amazed she dragged the woman in with her and closed the door.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She gave me little time for any word of welcome or of deprecation.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Why have you come?"
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