Chapter 14 of Tish is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIV
Chapter 14 of Tish is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Tish's face expressed the greatest rage. She rose, drawing herself to her full height. "And the tourists?" she demanded. "They lend themselves to this imposition? To this infamy?
Chapter 14 of Tish is here in full — 411 sentences across 83 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/82 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading “She rose, drawing herself to her full height.”
communicated in words
From this reading “Tish's face expressed the greatest rage.”
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading “She rose, drawing herself to her full height.”
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
From this reading “"They lend themselves to this imposition?”
a state of extreme dishonor
From this reading “To this infamy?”
bestow a quality on
From this reading “"They lend themselves to this imposition?”
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading “Tish's face expressed the greatest rage.”
plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading “"And the tourists?" she demanded.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "And the tourists?" she demanded.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading "And the tourists?" she demanded.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading She rose, drawing herself to her full height.
communicated in words
From this reading Tish's face expressed the greatest rage.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Tish's face expressed the greatest rage.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading She rose, drawing herself to her full height.
highest in quality
From this reading Tish's face expressed the greatest rage.
the vertical dimension of extension; distance from the base of something to the top
From this reading She rose, drawing herself to her full height.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She rose, drawing herself to her full height.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading She rose, drawing herself to her full height.
the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
From this reading "They lend themselves to this imposition?
a state of extreme dishonor
From this reading To this infamy?
bestow a quality on
From this reading "They lend themselves to this imposition?
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Tish's face expressed the greatest rage.
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading She rose, drawing herself to her full height.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She rose, drawing herself to her full height.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Tish's face expressed the greatest rage.
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading "They lend themselves to this imposition?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They lend themselves to this imposition?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "They lend themselves to this imposition?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tish's face expressed the greatest rage.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She rose, drawing herself to her full height.
plural of “tourist” — someone who travels for pleasure
From this reading "And the tourists?" she demanded.
Chapter 14 of Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart holds 411 sentences, grouped into 83 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.
Chapter 14 holds 411 sentences of Tish, unabridged, divided into 83 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 14 of Tish by Mary Roberts Rinehart exactly as it stands in the public-domain source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 411 sentences, grouped into 83 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
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