Chapter 8 of Young Lucretia and Other Stories is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 8 of Young Lucretia and Other Stories is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"No, you," returned Nancy, pushing Flora. "I don't dare to." They stood hesitating. Finally Nancy gave her head a jerk. "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
Chapter 8 of Young Lucretia and Other Stories is here in full — 401 sentences across 81 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading “"I don't dare to."”
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading “Finally Nancy gave her head a jerk.”
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading “"No, you," returned Nancy, pushing Flora.”
at or to or toward the front
From this reading “"I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.”
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading “They stood hesitating.”
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading “Finally Nancy gave her head a jerk.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “"No, you," returned Nancy, pushing Flora.”
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading “"No, you," returned Nancy, pushing Flora.”
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 Finally Nancy gave her head a jerk.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading "I don't dare to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't dare to."
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading Finally Nancy gave her head a jerk.
all the plant life in a particular region or period
From this reading "No, you," returned Nancy, pushing Flora.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Finally Nancy gave her head a jerk.
the act of departing
From this reading "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Finally Nancy gave her head a jerk.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Finally Nancy gave her head a jerk.
lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly
From this reading They stood hesitating.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I don't dare to."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
pull, or move with a sudden movement
From this reading Finally Nancy gave her head a jerk.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading "No, you," returned Nancy, pushing Flora.
not any; not one
From this reading "No, you," returned Nancy, pushing Flora.
the act of applying force in order to move something away
From this reading "No, you," returned Nancy, pushing Flora.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "No, you," returned Nancy, pushing Flora.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading They stood hesitating.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They stood hesitating.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I don't dare to."
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "I don't care; I'm going, if you ain't," said she, and forward she went.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "No, you," returned Nancy, pushing Flora.
Chapter 8 of Young Lucretia and Other Stories by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman holds 401 sentences, grouped into 81 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 8 holds 401 sentences of Young Lucretia and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 81 reading sections.
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