Chapter 16 of Yonder is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Yonder is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision. "I'm not going." He looked anxiously at her. The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair. "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
Chapter 16 of Yonder is here in full — 315 sentences across 63 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading “He looked anxiously at her.”
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading “He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.”
psychological suffering
From this reading “"You don't look well," he murmured in distress.”
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading “The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.”
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading “The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.”
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading “He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.”
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading “He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.”
not neat and tidy
From this reading “The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
In this reading “The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.”
In this reading “He looked anxiously at her.”
In this reading “He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.”
In this reading “The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.”
In this reading “"You don't look well," he murmured in distress.”
be present or associated with an event or entity
In this reading “He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.”
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
with anxiety or apprehension
From this reading He looked anxiously at her.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He looked anxiously at her.
inflected form of “beg” — call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
the act of making up your mind about something
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
psychological suffering
From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
past form of “droop” — droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
the act of departing
From this reading "I'm not going."
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I'm not going."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading He looked anxiously at her.
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
the part of an organism (human or animal) that connects the head to the rest of the body
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "I'm not going."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
Indian nun and missionary in the Roman Catholic Church (born of Albanian parents in what is now Macedonia); dedicated to helping the poor in India (1910-1997)
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
not thin; of a specific thickness or of relatively great extent from one surface to the opposite usually in the smallest of the three solid dimensions
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
not neat and tidy
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
(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 "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had begged Theresa to go with him, but she had snapped her pale lips on her decision.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading The thin figure drooped in its mourning, and her neck seemed without sufficient strength to hold her head and its thick, untidy hair.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "You don't look well," he murmured in distress.
Chapter 16 of Yonder by E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young holds 315 sentences, grouped into 63 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 16 holds 315 sentences of Yonder, unabridged, divided into 63 reading sections.
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