Chapter 5 of The Trials of the Soldier's Wife is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 5 of The Trials of the Soldier's Wife is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"What is it darling," she asked. "Let brother kiss me," she requested. Her little brother was lifted up and held over her. She pressed a soft kiss upon his lips. "Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.
Chapter 5 of The Trials of the Soldier's Wife is here in full — 396 sentences across 80 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 special loved one
From this reading “"What is it darling," she asked.”
a farewell remark
From this reading “"Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.”
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading “"Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.”
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading “"Let brother kiss me," she requested.”
held up in the air
From this reading “Her little brother was lifted up and held over her.”
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading “"Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.”
compacted by ironing
From this reading “She pressed a soft kiss upon his lips.”
asked for
From this reading “"Let brother kiss me," she requested.”
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 She pressed a soft kiss upon his lips.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her little brother was lifted up and held over her.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "What is it darling," she asked.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading "Let brother kiss me," she requested.
a special loved one
From this reading "What is it darling," she asked.
a farewell remark
From this reading "Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.
the mother of your father or mother
From this reading "Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.
occupied or in the control of; often used in combination
From this reading Her little brother was lifted up and held over her.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her little brother was lifted up and held over her.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She pressed a soft kiss upon his lips.
the act of retaining something
From this reading "Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "What is it darling," she asked.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "What is it darling," she asked.
the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading "Let brother kiss me," she requested.
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Let brother kiss me," she requested.
held up in the air
From this reading Her little brother was lifted up and held over her.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading She pressed a soft kiss upon his lips.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her little brother was lifted up and held over her.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Let brother kiss me," she requested.
a person with African ancestry, "Negro" and "Negroid" are archaic and pejorative today
From this reading "Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.
above and across; more than
From this reading Her little brother was lifted up and held over her.
compacted by ironing
From this reading She pressed a soft kiss upon his lips.
asked for
From this reading "Let brother kiss me," she requested.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "What is it darling," she asked.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading She pressed a soft kiss upon his lips.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Good-bye, granny," she said, holding out her hand to the negro.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Her little brother was lifted up and held over her.
a formal word for “on”
From this reading She pressed a soft kiss upon his lips.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her little brother was lifted up and held over her.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What is it darling," she asked.
Chapter 5 of The Trials of the Soldier's Wife by Alex. St. Clair (Alexander St. Clair) Abrams holds 396 sentences, grouped into 80 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 5 holds 396 sentences of The Trials of the Soldier's Wife, unabridged, divided into 80 reading sections.
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