Chapter 10 of The strange house is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of The strange house is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MARMALADE. "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers. "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart. She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate. Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
Chapter 10 of The strange house is here in full — 51 sentences across 11 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/10 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading “"YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.”
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading “She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.”
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading “She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.”
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading “She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.”
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading “"Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.”
a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
From this reading “MARMALADE.”
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading “Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?”
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading “She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.”
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 “Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?”
In this reading “"Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.”
In this reading “Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?”
In this reading “"YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.”
In this reading “She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.”
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.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
later than; following
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
the act of departing
From this reading Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
of comparatively great physical weight or density
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
a preserve made of the pulp and rind of citrus fruits
From this reading MARMALADE.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
to an inexpressible degree
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading She went to her room, closed the door, and sat down by the window, feeling unutterably desolate.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Shall I?" asked Gertrude, as she turned away with a heavy heart.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Were all of them going their own way without reference to her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "YOU'LL get used to it, Miss Ashlyn," she said, looking down the road after her brothers.
Chapter 10 of The strange house by Catharine Shaw holds 51 sentences, grouped into 11 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 51 sentences of The strange house, unabridged, divided into 11 reading sections.
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