Chapter 18 of The Squire's Daughter is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 18 of The Squire's Daughter is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab. Dick gave the cabman the address. "See you to-night, then," he said to Jim. It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time. "Good-bye, Cicely," he said.
Chapter 18 of The Squire's Daughter is here in full — 358 sentences across 72 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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speak to
From this reading “Dick gave the cabman the address.”
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading “It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.”
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading “AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.”
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading “AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.”
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading “AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye, Cicely," he said.”
delivered from danger
From this reading “It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.”
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading “AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.”
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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.”
In this reading “AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.”
have a breach in relations
In this reading “It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.”
In this reading “It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.”
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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 It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
speak to
From this reading Dick gave the cabman the address.
later than; following
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
disposed or placed in a particular kind of order
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
a compartment at the front of a motor vehicle or locomotive where driver sits
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
someone who drives a taxi for a living
From this reading Dick gave the cabman the address.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
boldly resisting authority or an opposing force
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Dick gave the cabman the address.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Dick gave the cabman the address.
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye, Cicely," he said.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "See you to-night, then," he said to Jim.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See you to-night, then," he said to Jim.
on one occasion
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
delivered from danger
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "See you to-night, then," he said to Jim.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "See you to-night, then," he said to Jim.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
inflected form of “step” — shift or move by taking a step
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
behave violently, as if in state of a great anger
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "See you to-night, then," he said to Jim.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "See you to-night, then," he said to Jim.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "See you to-night, then," he said to Jim.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading AFTER THE STORM Cicely had an air at once ashamed and defiant as she stepped up into the cab.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
at the time that
From this reading It had been arranged between them that when Cicely had been rescued Jim should fall out, as it were, for a time.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "See you to-night, then," he said to Jim.
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