Chapter 26 of The strange house is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 26 of The strange house is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"FRITZ IS COMING." ROSE sprang out of bed at once. She had quite come back to her old self. She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side. She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.
Chapter 26 of The strange house is here in full — 61 sentences across 13 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading “She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.”
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading “She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.”
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading “She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.”
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading “She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.”
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading “She had quite come back to her old self.”
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading “ROSE sprang out of bed at once.”
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading “She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading “She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.”
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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without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “ROSE sprang out of bed at once.”
be restored
In this reading “She had quite come back to her old self.”
In this reading “She had quite come back to her old self.”
In this reading “She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.”
In this reading “ROSE sprang out of bed at once.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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anew
From this reading She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ROSE sprang out of bed at once.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She had quite come back to her old self.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading ROSE sprang out of bed at once.
possessive form of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.
anything that covers or conceals
From this reading She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading She had quite come back to her old self.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "FRITZ IS COMING."
any federal law-enforcement officer
From this reading She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "FRITZ IS COMING."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had quite come back to her old self.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She had quite come back to her old self.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "FRITZ IS COMING."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ROSE sprang out of bed at once.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She had quite come back to her old self.
on one occasion
From this reading ROSE sprang out of bed at once.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ROSE sprang out of bed at once.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She had quite come back to her old self.
located or moved above the surround or above the normal position
From this reading She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading ROSE sprang out of bed at once.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading She had quite come back to her old self.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had quite come back to her old self.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading ROSE sprang out of bed at once.
with tenderness; in a tender manner
From this reading She raised his head and again tenderly fed him.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had quite come back to her old self.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She threw her cloak round her, and went to her child's side.
Chapter 26 of The strange house by Catharine Shaw holds 61 sentences, grouped into 13 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 26 holds 61 sentences of The strange house, unabridged, divided into 13 reading sections.
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