Chapter 11 of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 11 of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She laughed and disconcerted him. “Or of your horses, or your dogs,” she said. “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me. No one could have expected you not to go to that dance.” Tears filled her eyes.
Chapter 11 of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) is here in full — 417 sentences across 84 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading “No one could have expected you not to go to that dance.””
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading ““Or of your horses, or your dogs,” she said.”
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading ““No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.”
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading “No one could have expected you not to go to that dance.””
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading “Tears filled her eyes.”
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading ““Or of your horses, or your dogs,” she said.”
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading ““No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.”
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading ““No one could expect you to care much for a useless log 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 “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She laughed and disconcerted him.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
an artistic form of nonverbal communication
From this reading No one could have expected you not to go to that dance.”
having self-possession upset; thrown into confusion
From this reading She laughed and disconcerted him.
plural of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading “Or of your horses, or your dogs,” she said.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading No one could have expected you not to go to that dance.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading Tears filled her eyes.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Tears filled her eyes.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading No one could have expected you not to go to that dance.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading No one could have expected you not to go to that dance.”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Tears filled her eyes.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She laughed and disconcerted him.
plural of “horse” — solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times
From this reading “Or of your horses, or your dogs,” she said.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading She laughed and disconcerted him.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
not any; not one
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading No one could have expected you not to go to that dance.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “Or of your horses, or your dogs,” she said.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “Or of your horses, or your dogs,” she said.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Or of your horses, or your dogs,” she said.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She laughed and disconcerted him.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Tears filled her eyes.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading No one could have expected you not to go to that dance.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “No one could expect you to care much for a useless log like me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Or of your horses, or your dogs,” she said.
Chapter 11 of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing) by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young holds 417 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 417 sentences of The Misses Mallett (The Bridge Dividing), unabridged, divided into 84 reading sections.
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