Chapter 15 of The other Miller girl is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of The other Miller girl is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in. However, nothing dire had happened. Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self. But Anna’s heart ached sadly. She chattered lightly about the snow-fall and the interrupted skating.
Chapter 15 of The other Miller girl is here in full — 178 sentences across 36 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading “But Anna’s heart ached sadly.”
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.”
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
possessive form of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading “However, nothing dire had happened.”
unit of solar radiation
From this reading “Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.”
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading “She chattered lightly about the snow-fall and the interrupted skating.”
in a softened tone
From this reading “Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.”
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.
In this reading “Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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on the subject of; concerning
From this reading She chattered lightly about the snow-fall and the interrupted skating.
past form of “ache” — feel physical pain
From this reading But Anna’s heart ached sadly.
in actual fact
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
possessive form of “anna” — a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading But Anna’s heart ached sadly.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
a Chadic language spoken in northern Nigeria
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
possessive form of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But Anna’s heart ached sadly.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She chattered lightly about the snow-fall and the interrupted skating.
fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
From this reading However, nothing dire had happened.
apart from; not including
From this reading Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.
in fear
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
a young female
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading However, nothing dire had happened.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading However, nothing dire had happened.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But Anna’s heart ached sadly.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However, nothing dire had happened.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
discontinued temporarily
From this reading She chattered lightly about the snow-fall and the interrupted skating.
unit of solar radiation
From this reading Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.
without good reason
From this reading She chattered lightly about the snow-fall and the interrupted skating.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading However, nothing dire had happened.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
in an unfortunate way
From this reading But Anna’s heart ached sadly.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
the sport of gliding on skates
From this reading She chattered lightly about the snow-fall and the interrupted skating.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She chattered lightly about the snow-fall and the interrupted skating.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
a wide scarf worn about their shoulders by women
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
in a strange manner
From this reading Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.
in a softened tone
From this reading Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
occurring or encountered or experienced or observed frequently or in accordance with regular practice or procedure
From this reading Except that she was strangely subdued, Mrs. Langley was her usual self.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Big Bell’s voice was actually soft as she bade Anna return to her mistress, and the girl stole fearfully in.
Chapter 15 of The other Miller girl by Joslyn Gray holds 178 sentences, grouped into 36 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 15 holds 178 sentences of The other Miller girl, unabridged, divided into 36 reading sections.
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