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Chapter II
Chapter 2 of The mother's recompense is here in full — 774 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
“You, dear? I didn’t know you painted.” Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_. It’s very broad--very sure. You must have worked....”
Chapter 2 of The mother's recompense is here in full — 774 sentences across 155 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/155 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading “Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading “Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.”
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading “You must have worked....””
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.”
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading “You must have worked....””
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
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From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
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From this reading It’s very broad--very sure.
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From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
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From this reading “You, dear?
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From this reading I didn’t know you painted.”
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From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You must have worked....”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I didn’t know you painted.”
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From this reading It’s very broad--very sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I didn’t know you painted.”
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You must have worked....”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
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From this reading I didn’t know you painted.”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
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From this reading It’s very broad--very sure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Kate felt herself suddenly blushing; the abyss of all she didn’t know about her daughter had once more opened before her, and she just managed to murmur: “I mean, not like _this_.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It’s very broad--very sure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading You must have worked....”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You, dear?
