Chapter 3 of The soldier's orphans is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 3 of The soldier's orphans is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE OLD MAID. “Miss Eliza?” “Well, my sweet child?” “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?” “My pearls, darling?
Chapter 3 of The soldier's orphans is here in full — 154 sentences across 31 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a young person of either sex
From this reading ““Well, my sweet child?””
a special loved one
From this reading ““My pearls, darling?”
bestow a quality on
From this reading ““Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?””
a female domestic
From this reading “THE OLD MAID.”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading ““Miss Eliza?””
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading ““Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?””
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading ““Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?””
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading ““Well, my sweet child?””
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.
an elderly unmarried woman
In this reading “THE OLD MAID.”
In this reading ““Well, my sweet child?””
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.
a young person of either sex
From this reading “Well, my sweet child?”
a special loved one
From this reading “My pearls, darling?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Miss Eliza?”
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?”
a female domestic
From this reading THE OLD MAID.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “Miss Eliza?”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my sweet child?”
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?”
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE OLD MAID.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?”
plural of “pearl” — a smooth lustrous round structure inside the shell of a clam or oyster; much valued as a jewel
From this reading “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?”
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading “Well, my sweet child?”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE OLD MAID.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?”
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading “Well, my sweet child?”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?”
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Would you lend me your pearls for this one night?”
Chapter 3 of The soldier's orphans by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 154 sentences, grouped into 31 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 3 holds 154 sentences of The soldier's orphans, unabridged, divided into 31 reading sections.
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