Chapter 21 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"I am not going back," said Mildred. "Nothing you could offer me would make any difference." She felt suddenly calm and strong. She stood. "Please consider this final."
Chapter 21 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make calm or still
From this reading “She felt suddenly calm and strong.”
deem to be
From this reading “"Please consider this final."”
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading “"Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."”
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading “"Please consider this final."”
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading “"Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “"Please consider this final."”
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading “She felt suddenly calm and strong.”
happening unexpectedly
From this reading “She felt suddenly calm and strong.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am not going back," said Mildred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She felt suddenly calm and strong.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I am not going back," said Mildred.
make calm or still
From this reading She felt suddenly calm and strong.
deem to be
From this reading "Please consider this final."
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading "Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading She felt suddenly calm and strong.
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading "Please consider this final."
the act of departing
From this reading "I am not going back," said Mildred.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I am not going back," said Mildred.
engage in
From this reading "Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I am not going back," said Mildred.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I am not going back," said Mildred.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."
make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading "Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading "Please consider this final."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I am not going back," said Mildred.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She felt suddenly calm and strong.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading She stood.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading She felt suddenly calm and strong.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading She felt suddenly calm and strong.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Please consider this final."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Nothing you could offer me would make any difference."
Chapter 21 of The Price She Paid by David Graham Phillips holds 215 sentences, grouped into 43 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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 21 holds 215 sentences of The Price She Paid, unabridged, divided into 43 reading sections.
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