Chapter 23 of A Girl of the North is here in full — 1079 sentences across 216 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 23 of A Girl of the North is here in full — 1079 sentences across 216 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure. But after some days she felt shame. What had Hugh Wainbridge thought of her? What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly? And what had Paul thought of her?
Chapter 23 of A Girl of the North is here in full — 1079 sentences across 216 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
From this reading “LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.”
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading “LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.”
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading “LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.”
full of or producing joy
From this reading “LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.”
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading “What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?”
get by special effort
From this reading “LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.”
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading “But after some days she felt shame.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?”
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 “But after some days she felt shame.”
keep in mind for attention or consideration
In this reading “What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?”
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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 What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
later than; following
From this reading But after some days she felt shame.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And what had Paul thought of her?
tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But after some days she felt shame.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But after some days she felt shame.
tiresomely long; seemingly without end
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading What had Hugh Wainbridge thought of her?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading What had Hugh Wainbridge thought of her?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What had Hugh Wainbridge thought of her?
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
full of or producing joy
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What had Hugh Wainbridge thought of her?
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading And what had Paul thought of her?
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
get by special effort
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading But after some days she felt shame.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But after some days she felt shame.
used as intensifiers
From this reading What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading What had Hugh Wainbridge thought of her?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading What had Hugh Wainbridge thought of her?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAUNA’S first feeling was relief, relief—so intense, so endless, that she felt buoyant, joyful, secure.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What had Hugh Wainbridge thought of her?
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading What could a man think of a woman whom he could propose to wrong so terribly?
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