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Chapter 21 of A Reputed Changeling is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"But soft, behold! lo, where it comes again! I'll cross it, though it blast me." Hamlet. Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen. The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
Chapter 21 of A Reputed Changeling is here in full — 280 sentences across 56 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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make a strident sound
From this reading “I'll cross it, though it blast me."”
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading “The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.”
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading “Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.”
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading “Hamlet.”
being one more than sixteen
From this reading “Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.”
get rid of
From this reading “Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.”
being one more than fifteen
From this reading “Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.”
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading “The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.”
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anew
From this reading "But soft, behold! lo, where it comes again!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
see with attention
From this reading "But soft, behold! lo, where it comes again!
make a strident sound
From this reading I'll cross it, though it blast me."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But soft, behold! lo, where it comes again!
a procession of people traveling on horseback
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading "But soft, behold! lo, where it comes again!
travel across or pass over
From this reading I'll cross it, though it blast me."
the act of departing
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
an Indo-European language belonging to the West Germanic branch; the official language of Britain and the United States and most of the commonwealth countries
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
plural of “flood” — the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
a community of people smaller than a village
From this reading Hamlet.
a social unit living together
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
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From this reading I'll cross it, though it blast me."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "But soft, behold! lo, where it comes again!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "But soft, behold! lo, where it comes again!
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I'll cross it, though it blast me."
the use of movements (especially of the hands) to communicate familiar or prearranged signals
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
plural of “officer” — any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
above and across; more than
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
being one more than sixteen
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
get rid of
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
being one more than fifteen
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
plural of “sob” — a dyspneic condition
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading "But soft, behold! lo, where it comes again!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading I'll cross it, though it blast me."
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
precisely as stated
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
at the time that
From this reading The sobs of the household made the English party feel very glad when it was over and the cavalcade was in motion.
in or at the place that
From this reading "But soft, behold! lo, where it comes again!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Floods of tears were shed at the departure of the two young officers of sixteen and seventeen.
Chapter 21 of A Reputed Changeling by Charlotte M. (Charlotte Mary) Yonge holds 280 sentences, grouped into 56 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.
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