Chapter 5 of White Heather: A Novel (Volume 3 of 3) is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 5 of White Heather: A Novel (Volume 3 of 3) is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
She looked at him wonderingly. ’Why, don’t you know? Did you never hear? The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald. Ah! do you think I have forgotten?
Chapter 5 of White Heather: A Novel (Volume 3 of 3) is here in full — 409 sentences across 82 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading “The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.”
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading “The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.”
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading “Ah! do you think I have forgotten?”
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading “Did you never hear?”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading “She looked at him wonderingly.”
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading “The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.”
express in speech
From this reading “The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
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In this reading “The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.”
take into consideration for exemplifying purposes
In this reading “She looked at him wonderingly.”
In this reading “The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.”
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From this reading Ah! do you think I have forgotten?
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She looked at him wonderingly.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading Did you never hear?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Ah! do you think I have forgotten?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ’Why, don’t you know?
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading Ah! do you think I have forgotten?
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ah! do you think I have forgotten?
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading Did you never hear?
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She looked at him wonderingly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ah! do you think I have forgotten?
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading ’Why, don’t you know?
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked at him wonderingly.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Did you never hear?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked at him wonderingly.
express in speech
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Ah! do you think I have forgotten?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The miserable creature that was allowed to speak ill of our Ronald.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading ’Why, don’t you know?
in a curious and questioning manner
From this reading She looked at him wonderingly.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ’Why, don’t you know?
Chapter 5 of White Heather: A Novel (Volume 3 of 3) by William Black holds 409 sentences, grouped into 82 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.
Chapter 5 holds 409 sentences of White Heather: A Novel (Volume 3 of 3), unabridged, divided into 82 reading sections.
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