Chapter 21 of A Sister of the Red Cross is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 21 of A Sister of the Red Cross is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
KITTY'S REQUEST. Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last. She made a painful scene by the deathbed. Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics. The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
Chapter 21 of A Sister of the Red Cross is here in full — 250 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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uttered without voice
From this reading “Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.”
the last few hours before death
From this reading “She made a painful scene by the deathbed.”
an attack of hysteria
From this reading “Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.”
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading “KITTY'S REQUEST.”
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading “Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.”
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.”
used as intensifiers
From this reading “Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.”
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading “Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.”
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.
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In this reading “She made a painful scene by the deathbed.”
move in order to make room for someone for something
In this reading “Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.”
run away; usually includes taking something or somebody along
In this reading “Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.”
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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 She made a painful scene by the deathbed.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.
feeling or showing anger
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
uttered without voice
From this reading Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She made a painful scene by the deathbed.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
the last few hours before death
From this reading She made a painful scene by the deathbed.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
an attack of hysteria
From this reading Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading KITTY'S REQUEST.
immediately past
From this reading Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She made a painful scene by the deathbed.
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
From this reading Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading She made a painful scene by the deathbed.
express the need or desire for
From this reading KITTY'S REQUEST.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading She made a painful scene by the deathbed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She made a painful scene by the deathbed.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
used as intensifiers
From this reading Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She made a painful scene by the deathbed.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
disturb the balance or stability of
From this reading Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.
acting with or marked by or resulting from great force or energy or emotional intensity
From this reading Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Her nerve gave way, and she went off into violent hysterics.
at the time that
From this reading Kitty was terribly upset when Lawson breathed his last.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading The angry nurses made short work with her; two of them carried her right out of the hospital.
Chapter 21 of A Sister of the Red Cross by L. T. Meade holds 250 sentences, grouped into 50 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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