Chapter 11 of A Son of Ishmael: A Novel is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter XI
Chapter 11 of A Son of Ishmael: A Novel is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE QUEEN ANNE WING AND GARDEN. Nancy lay long awake that night. Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed. All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter. What were Adrian’s secrets?
Chapter 11 of A Son of Ishmael: A Novel is here in full — 145 sentences across 29 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading “Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.”
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.”
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading “All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.”
lower than previously
From this reading “Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.”
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading “Nancy lay long awake that night.”
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading “What were Adrian’s secrets?”
deeply or completely
From this reading “Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.”
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading “THE QUEEN ANNE WING AND GARDEN.”
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From this reading What were Adrian’s secrets?
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
(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 All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE QUEEN ANNE WING AND GARDEN.
Queen of England and Scotland and Ireland; daughter if James II and the last of the Stuart monarchs; in 1707 she was the last English ruler to exercise the royal veto over parliament (1665-1714)
From this reading THE QUEEN ANNE WING AND GARDEN.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
From this reading Nancy lay long awake that night.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
lower than previously
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
characterized by great determination
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
having lost freshness or brilliance of color
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading THE QUEEN ANNE WING AND GARDEN.
a state of high honor
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Nancy lay long awake that night.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Nancy lay long awake that night.
the natural satellite of the Earth
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading Nancy lay long awake that night.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Nancy lay long awake that night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
and nothing more
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
the only fertile female in a colony of social insects such as bees and ants and termites; its function is to lay eggs
From this reading THE QUEEN ANNE WING AND GARDEN.
plural of “secret” — something that should remain hidden from others (especially information that is not to be passed on)
From this reading What were Adrian’s secrets?
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
inflected form of “sleep” — be asleep
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
deeply or completely
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nancy lay long awake that night.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE QUEEN ANNE WING AND GARDEN.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Her husband slept soundly by her side, but sleep seemed determined not to visit her; she was agitated, alarmed, depressed.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading What were Adrian’s secrets?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What were Adrian’s secrets?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
a movable organ for flying (one of a pair)
From this reading THE QUEEN ANNE WING AND GARDEN.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading All the glory of that summer moon through which she had lived had faded not only into autumn, but into winter.
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