Chapter 28 of Won at last is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 28 of Won at last is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
OUR CHILD. I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine. “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured. “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said. “Don’t say so, please.
Chapter 28 of Won at last is here in full — 134 sentences across 27 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading ““Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.”
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading ““Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.”
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading ““Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.”
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading ““Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.”
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading ““Don’t say so, please.”
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
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In this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
In this reading “I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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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 “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
weapons considered collectively
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
next to; at the side of
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
a young person of either sex
From this reading OUR CHILD.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading “Don’t say so, please.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
property that is leased or rented out or let
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading OUR CHILD.
be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading “Don’t say so, please.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
express in words
From this reading “Don’t say so, please.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “Don’t say so, please.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, that is nice,” she murmured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading I SAT down beside the bed, and drew Maimie within my arms, letting her soft cheek rest against mine.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “Maimie, we owe a great deal to you,” I said.
Chapter 28 of Won at last by Agnes Giberne holds 134 sentences, grouped into 27 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 28 holds 134 sentences of Won at last, unabridged, divided into 27 reading sections.
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