Chapter 27 of A Woman Martyr is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 27 of A Woman Martyr is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing. Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death. "Yes?" she said mildly, as Mrs. Muggeridge wiped her eyes. "Where was I? Oh!
Chapter 27 of A Woman Martyr is here in full — 108 sentences across 22 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading “Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.”
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading “Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.”
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading “Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.”
to a moderate degree
From this reading “"Yes?" she said mildly, as Mrs. Muggeridge wiped her eyes.”
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading “Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.”
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading “Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.”
possessive form of “victor” — a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading “"Yes?" she said mildly, as Mrs. Muggeridge wiped her eyes.”
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 “Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.”
In this reading “Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.”
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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 Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Yes?" she said mildly, as Mrs. Muggeridge wiped her eyes.
take revenge for a perceived wrong
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
a sudden noisy expulsion of air from the lungs that clears the air passages; a common symptom of upper respiratory infection or bronchitis or pneumonia or tuberculosis
From this reading Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
stubbornly unyielding
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
opinion or judgment
From this reading "Yes?" she said mildly, as Mrs. Muggeridge wiped her eyes.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Where was I?
to a moderate degree
From this reading "Yes?" she said mildly, as Mrs. Muggeridge wiped her eyes.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading Oh!
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Mrs. Muggeridge paused, and had a fit of coughing.
bring to an end; settle conclusively
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Yes?" she said mildly, as Mrs. Muggeridge wiped her eyes.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Yes?" she said mildly, as Mrs. Muggeridge wiped her eyes.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
possessive form of “victor” — a combatant who is able to defeat rivals
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
past form of “wait” — stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Where was I?
in or at the place that
From this reading "Where was I?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
past form of “wipe” — rub with a circular motion
From this reading "Yes?" she said mildly, as Mrs. Muggeridge wiped her eyes.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Vera waited with the patience which seemed part of her dogged resolve to avenge Victor’s death.
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes?" she said mildly, as Mrs. Muggeridge wiped her eyes.
Chapter 27 of A Woman Martyr by Alice M. (Alice Mangold) Diehl holds 108 sentences, grouped into 22 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 27 holds 108 sentences of A Woman Martyr, unabridged, divided into 22 reading sections.
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