Chapter 14 of Vagabondia 1884 is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 14 of Vagabondia 1884 is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
IT was all over,--all over at last. Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her. “Has he gone?” she had asked. “Did he go away and leave me?” “Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.
Chapter 14 of Vagabondia 1884 is here in full — 310 sentences across 62 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading ““Has he gone?” she had asked.”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading “Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.”
possessive form of “dolly” — conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading “Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.”
destroyed or killed
From this reading ““Has he gone?” she had asked.”
go away from a place
From this reading ““Did he go away and leave me?””
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading ““Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.”
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading “Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.”
the words that are spoken
From this reading “Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.”
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From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
(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 IT was all over,--all over at last.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading “Has he gone?” she had asked.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading “Did he go away and leave me?”
movement that causes the formation of a curve
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading “Did he go away and leave me?”
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading “Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.
possessive form of “dolly” — conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
set up or found
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “Did he go away and leave me?”
destroyed or killed
From this reading “Has he gone?” she had asked.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Has he gone?” she had asked.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Has he gone?” she had asked.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.
immediately past
From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.
go away from a place
From this reading “Did he go away and leave me?”
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Did he go away and leave me?”
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
above and across; more than
From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT was all over,--all over at last.
at the time that
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Dolly's first words had said this much when she opened her eyes, and found Aimée bending over her.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Do you mean Grif?” said Aimée.
Chapter 14 of Vagabondia 1884 by Frances Hodgson Burnett holds 310 sentences, grouped into 62 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.
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