Chapter 4 of A Rose of a Hundred Leaves: A Love Story is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 4 of A Rose of a Hundred Leaves: A Love Story is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
FOR MOTHER'S SAKE. In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured. Aspatria felt as if all had been. Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict. She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
Chapter 4 of A Rose of a Hundred Leaves: A Love Story is here in full — 449 sentences across 90 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading “In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.”
elaborate or showy attire and accessories
From this reading “She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.”
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading “She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.”
impose something unpleasant
From this reading “Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.”
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading “She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.”
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading “She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.”
the topmost one of two
From this reading “In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.”
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading “She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.”
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In this reading “In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.”
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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 In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Aspatria felt as if all had been.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Aspatria felt as if all had been.
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From this reading Aspatria felt as if all had been.
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Aspatria felt as if all had been.
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Aspatria felt as if all had been.
elaborate or showy attire and accessories
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading FOR MOTHER'S SAKE.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
evoking or deserving hatred
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Aspatria felt as if all had been.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
impose something unpleasant
From this reading Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.
possessive form of “mother” — a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading FOR MOTHER'S SAKE.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
not any; not one
From this reading Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading FOR MOTHER'S SAKE.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
an instance of visual perception
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Life had no more joy to give, and no greater grief to inflict.
a shaky motion
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
of lumber or stone or hides; not finished or dressed
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
the topmost one of two
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
in or at the place that
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading In the upper chamber where Will had left his sister, a great mystery of sorrow was being endured.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She undressed with rapid, trembling fingers; her wedding finery was hateful in her sight.
Chapter 4 of A Rose of a Hundred Leaves: A Love Story by Amelia E. Barr holds 449 sentences, grouped into 90 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 4 holds 449 sentences of A Rose of a Hundred Leaves: A Love Story, unabridged, divided into 90 reading sections.
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