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Chapter 3 of Their Mariposa Legend is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
But it was of no use. Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side. “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel. I want you to come right back there with me. I have a proposal to make to you.”
Chapter 3 of Their Mariposa Legend is here in full — 407 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading ““I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.”
in a breathless manner
From this reading ““I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.”
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading ““I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.”
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading ““I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.”
accept an excuse for
From this reading ““I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.”
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading “I have a proposal to make to you.””
a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading “Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.”
the act of using
From this reading “But it was of no use.”
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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 I have a proposal to make to you.”
anew
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
(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 “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I want you to come right back there with me.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
in a breathless manner
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But it was of no use.
-ing form of “chase” — go after with the intent to catch
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I want you to come right back there with me.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
divisible by two
From this reading Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have a proposal to make to you.”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.
a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But it was of no use.
engage in
From this reading I have a proposal to make to you.”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I want you to come right back there with me.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.
not any; not one
From this reading But it was of no use.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But it was of no use.
accept an excuse for
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
something proposed (such as a plan or assumption)
From this reading I have a proposal to make to you.”
a person who is pursuing and trying to overtake or capture
From this reading Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I want you to come right back there with me.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I want you to come right back there with me.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I want you to come right back there with me.
the act of using
From this reading But it was of no use.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I want you to come right back there with me.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But it was of no use.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whoever her pursuer might be, he was even then at her side.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I want you to come right back there with me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I beg your pardon,” breathlessly he began again, “but I've been chasing you all the way down from the hotel.
Chapter 3 of Their Mariposa Legend by Charlotte B. (Charlotte Bronte) Herr holds 407 sentences, grouped into 82 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the public-domain source, 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.
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