Chapter 32 of A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 32 of A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened. At once, at once, you must go home!" "What has happened? Is she ill? Has she hurt herself?
Chapter 32 of A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories is here in full — 385 sentences across 77 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/77 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
These definitions explain words found in the current reading and keep every example grounded in its original sentence.
Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, and audio.
a youthful male person
From this reading “"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.”
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading “"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.”
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.”
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading “Has she hurt herself?”
be the source of pain
From this reading “Has she hurt herself?”
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “Is she ill?”
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading “"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.”
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading “"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.”
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.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
In this reading “At once, at once, you must go home!"”
be restored
In this reading “"Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.”
return home
In this reading “At once, at once, you must go home!"”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
Dictionary details are shown only when verified; these are not licensed Oxford entries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At once, at once, you must go home!"
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
a youthful male person
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At once, at once, you must go home!"
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Has she hurt herself?
where you live at a particular time
From this reading At once, at once, you must go home!"
be the source of pain
From this reading Has she hurt herself?
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Is she ill?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading At once, at once, you must go home!"
on one occasion
From this reading At once, at once, you must go home!"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Is she ill?
a thing, without saying which
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "What has happened?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Djohn, Djohn!" cried the boy, "come back: the mother is looking for you--something has happened.
Chapter 32 of A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant holds 385 sentences, grouped into 77 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 32 holds 385 sentences of A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories, unabridged, divided into 77 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 32 of A Widow's Tale, and Other Stories by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 385 sentences, grouped into 77 sections of at most 5 sentences so that a reader can take the chapter in steady, finishable pieces. The chapter also stores a coverage record mapping every one of its sentences to a part of the work, which is how the edition demonstrates that no line was dropped.
Work through the 77 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
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