Chapter 18 of The soldier's orphans is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 18 of The soldier's orphans is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A NEW ACQUAINTANCE. “Grandmother!” “Well, my dear.” Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought. At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
Chapter 18 of The soldier's orphans is here in full — 291 sentences across 59 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading “A NEW ACQUAINTANCE.”
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading “Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.”
react verbally
From this reading “Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.”
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading “At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.”
lacking spontaneity; not natural
From this reading “At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading ““Grandmother!””
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading “At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.”
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading “At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.”
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.
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In this reading “A NEW ACQUAINTANCE.”
your own wife
In this reading “At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.”
In this reading “At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.”
In this reading “Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 A NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
anew
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
a former copper coin of Pakistan and India
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
react verbally
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
lacking spontaneity; not natural
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
dearly loved
From this reading “Well, my dear.”
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “Grandmother!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
immediately past
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Well, my dear.”
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A NEW ACQUAINTANCE.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Anna did not answer at first, but sat for a time lost in thought.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
(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 dear.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading At last she spoke again, but in a voice so constrained that the old lady looked at her with sudden anxiety.
Chapter 18 of The soldier's orphans by Ann S. (Ann Sophia) Stephens holds 291 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.
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