Chapter 8 of The Young Emigrants is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of The Young Emigrants is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
UNEASINESS. Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman. "How is this? How dare you send that potter to me? Did I force you to take this room?
Chapter 8 of The Young Emigrants is here in full — 39 sentences across 8 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading “Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.”
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “How dare you send that potter to me?”
the act of departing
From this reading “Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.”
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading “Did I force you to take this room?”
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading “Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.”
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading “How dare you send that potter to me?”
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading “Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.”
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading “UNEASINESS.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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later than; following
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading How dare you send that potter to me?
the act of departing
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did I force you to take this room?
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading Did I force you to take this room?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "How is this?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Did I force you to take this room?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is this?
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How dare you send that potter to me?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
do random, unplanned work or activities or spend time idly
From this reading How dare you send that potter to me?
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Did I force you to take this room?
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading How dare you send that potter to me?
in the near future
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
carry out
From this reading Did I force you to take this room?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading How dare you send that potter to me?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "How is this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading UNEASINESS.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Soon after the departure of Master Teuzer, the landlord arrived: he spoke roughly to the poor woman.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading How dare you send that potter to me?
Chapter 8 of The Young Emigrants by Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick holds 39 sentences, grouped into 8 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 8 holds 39 sentences of The Young Emigrants, unabridged, divided into 8 reading sections.
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