Chapter 10 of Uncle Rutherford's Nieces: A Story for Girls is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 10 of Uncle Rutherford's Nieces: A Story for Girls is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A COLD BATH. "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school? I have not heard lately." "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time." "How is that?"
Chapter 10 of Uncle Rutherford's Nieces: A Story for Girls is here in full — 173 sentences across 35 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading “"I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."”
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading “A COLD BATH.”
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading “"Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?”
in the recent past
From this reading “I have not heard lately."”
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading “"I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."”
an educational institution
From this reading “"Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?”
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading “"Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?”
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading “"Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?”
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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 A COLD BATH.
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From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
a vessel containing liquid in which something is immersed (as to process it or to maintain it at a constant temperature or to lubricate it)
From this reading A COLD BATH.
next to; at the side of
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading A COLD BATH.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
someone who escorts and protects a prominent person
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
the act of acquiring something
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not heard lately."
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From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I have not heard lately."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "How is that?"
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From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
and nothing more
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
in the recent past
From this reading I have not heard lately."
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not heard lately."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
an educational institution
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "How is that?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I'm havin' an awful hard time just now, Miss Amy," he answered, coming nearer,--"an awful hard time."
inflected form of “trot” — run at a moderately swift pace
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
the time of day immediately following sunset
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Well, Jim," I said, as I returned home in the fast-gathering twilight, with my escort trotting beside me, "how are you getting on now at school?
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