Chapter 28 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 28 of The Price She Paid is here in full — 215 sentences across 43 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Ridiculous!" laughed Mildred. "You talk like an old woman. And I never think of you as older than myself." "I AM an old woman," said Cyrilla. And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
Chapter 28 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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how long something has existed
From this reading “And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.”
shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage
From this reading “"I AM an old woman," said Cyrilla.”
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading “And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.”
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading “And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.”
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading “"Ridiculous!" laughed Mildred.”
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading “And I never think of you as older than myself."”
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading “"Ridiculous!" laughed Mildred.”
the act of making something tighter
From this reading “And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.”
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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 And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
how long something has existed
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I AM an old woman," said Cyrilla.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "You talk like an old woman.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I never think of you as older than myself."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And I never think of you as older than myself."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
shrub or small tree of southeastern United States to West Indies and Brazil; grown for the slender racemes of white flowers and orange and crimson foliage
From this reading "I AM an old woman," said Cyrilla.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
opinion or judgment
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I never think of you as older than myself."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading "Ridiculous!" laughed Mildred.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "You talk like an old woman.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
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From this reading "Ridiculous!" laughed Mildred.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And I never think of you as older than myself."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And I never think of you as older than myself."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And I never think of you as older than myself."
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading "You talk like an old woman.
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading And I never think of you as older than myself."
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading "Ridiculous!" laughed Mildred.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I AM an old woman," said Cyrilla.
cut with a saw
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading "You talk like an old woman.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And I never think of you as older than myself."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And I never think of you as older than myself."
the act of making something tighter
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And, with a tightening at the heart Mildred saw, deep in the depths of her eyes, the look of old age.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading "You talk like an old woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You talk like an old woman.
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