Chapter 10 of The Purple Heights is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The Purple Heights is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged. Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand. Her face was excited and glad. "I should have known you instantly, anywhere." "I am told my legs are quite unmistakable.
Chapter 10 of The Purple Heights is here in full — 295 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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at or in or to any place
From this reading “"I should have known you instantly, anywhere."”
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading “Her face was excited and glad.”
possessive form of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.”
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading “Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.”
an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)
From this reading “Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.”
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading “"I should have known you instantly, anywhere."”
not made or become different
From this reading “HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.”
clearly evident to the mind
From this reading “"I am told my legs are quite unmistakable.”
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the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "I am told my legs are quite unmistakable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
at or in or to any place
From this reading "I should have known you instantly, anywhere."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I am told my legs are quite unmistakable.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
for the reason that
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Her face was excited and glad.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Her face was excited and glad.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading Her face was excited and glad.
possessive form of “grandmother” — the mother of your father or mother
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I should have known you instantly, anywhere."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
an American writer of fiction who won the Nobel prize for literature in 1954 (1899-1961)
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her face was excited and glad.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
the act of retaining something
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should have known you instantly, anywhere."
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading "I should have known you instantly, anywhere."
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
and nothing more
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading "I should have known you instantly, anywhere."
staying power
From this reading "I am told my legs are quite unmistakable.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I am told my legs are quite unmistakable.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading "I am told my legs are quite unmistakable.
on the contrary
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should have known you instantly, anywhere."
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "I am told my legs are quite unmistakable.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
not made or become different
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
clearly evident to the mind
From this reading "I am told my legs are quite unmistakable.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her face was excited and glad.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading HIS GRANDMOTHER'S HOUSE "It is rather wonderful to turn around and find _you_ here, Peter,--and to find you so unchanged.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Because you haven't changed, really; you've just grown up," said Mrs. Hemingway, holding his hand.
Chapter 10 of The Purple Heights by Marie Conway Oemler holds 295 sentences, grouped into 59 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 10 holds 295 sentences of The Purple Heights, unabridged, divided into 59 reading sections.
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