Chapter 8 of The New Mistress: A Tale is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The New Mistress: A Tale is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice." "Not nice--not nice!" he cried almost fiercely. "Why, read here. Poor gal! she's in trouble. There's something wrong.
Chapter 8 of The New Mistress: A Tale is here in full — 415 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/83 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading “"It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."”
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading “"Not nice--not nice!" he cried almost fiercely.”
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading “Poor gal! she's in trouble.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “"It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “"It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."”
a source of difficulty
From this reading “Poor gal! she's in trouble.”
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading “There's something wrong.”
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.
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "Not nice--not nice!" he cried almost fiercely.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading "It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Not nice--not nice!" he cried almost fiercely.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."
in a physically fierce manner
From this reading "Not nice--not nice!" he cried almost fiercely.
United States liquid unit equal to 4 quarts or 3.785 liters
From this reading Poor gal! she's in trouble.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Not nice--not nice!" he cried almost fiercely.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading "Why, read here.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Poor gal! she's in trouble.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading "It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Not nice--not nice!" he cried almost fiercely.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor gal! she's in trouble.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "Why, read here.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading "It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Poor gal! she's in trouble.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There's something wrong.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There's something wrong.
a source of difficulty
From this reading Poor gal! she's in trouble.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading "Why, read here.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It don't--please don't be angry with me--but it don't seem nice."
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading There's something wrong.
Chapter 8 of The New Mistress: A Tale by George Manville Fenn holds 415 sentences, grouped into 83 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 8 holds 415 sentences of The New Mistress: A Tale, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
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