Chapter 19 of A Rough Shaking is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XIX
Chapter 19 of A Rough Shaking is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
AN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY. The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again! When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously. She looked as if she had cried till she was worn out. He threw down the clothes to take her.
Chapter 19 of A Rough Shaking is here in full — 43 sentences across 9 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading “AN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY.”
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading “When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.”
clothing in general
From this reading “He threw down the clothes to take her.”
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading “The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!”
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading “When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.”
a child's room for a baby
From this reading “When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.”
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading “When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.”
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading “She looked as if she had cried till she was worn out.”
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a component that is added to something to improve it
From this reading AN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY.
anew
From this reading The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading AN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
clothing in general
From this reading He threw down the clothes to take her.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading She looked as if she had cried till she was worn out.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He threw down the clothes to take her.
a social unit living together
From this reading AN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY.
set up or found
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She looked as if she had cried till she was worn out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
a room equipped for preparing meals
From this reading The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!
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 When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She looked as if she had cried till she was worn out.
-ing form of “moan” — indicate pain, discomfort, or displeasure
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!
a child's room for a baby
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She looked as if she had cried till she was worn out.
in a piteous manner
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She looked as if she had cried till she was worn out.
carry out
From this reading He threw down the clothes to take her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY.
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He threw down the clothes to take her.
up to a particular time
From this reading She looked as if she had cried till she was worn out.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading AN ADDITION TO THE FAMILY.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!
loud cries made while weeping
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The door to the kitchen was open: Tommy must be in the garden again!
at the time that
From this reading When he reached the nursery, as he called it to himself, he found the baby as he had left her, but moaning and wailing piteously.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading She looked as if she had cried till she was worn out.
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