Chapter 2 of Tish is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 2 of Tish is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
I weakened at that. The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him. "What do you want me to do?" I asked. "Come for a walk with us," he begged.
Chapter 2 of Tish is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading “"Come for a walk with us," he begged.”
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading “The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.”
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading “The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.”
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading “The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.”
take in marriage
From this reading “The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.”
cause to go somewhere
From this reading “The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.”
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading “The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.”
impaired by diminution
From this reading “I weakened at that.”
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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 The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I weakened at that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading "Come for a walk with us," he begged.
possessive form of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
past form of “care” — feel concern or interest
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come for a walk with us," he begged.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
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From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "What do you want me to do?"
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Come for a walk with us," he begged.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I weakened at that.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
take in marriage
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
cut with a saw
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I weakened at that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come for a walk with us," he begged.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "Come for a walk with us," he begged.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading "What do you want me to do?"
impaired by diminution
From this reading I weakened at that.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What do you want me to do?"
which person or people
From this reading The Lord never saw fit to send me a man I could care enough about to marry, or one who cared enough about me, but I couldn't look at the boy's face and not be sorry for him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Come for a walk with us," he begged.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "What do you want me to do?"
Chapter 2 of Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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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