Chapter 9 of Allworth Abbey is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of Allworth Abbey is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
THE CHAMBER OF DEATH. “Whence is that knocking? How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?” The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing. It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
Chapter 9 of Allworth Abbey is here in full — 238 sentences across 48 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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third-person singular of “appall” — strike with disgust or revulsion
From this reading “How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?””
aroused or activated
From this reading “It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.”
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading “THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.”
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading “It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.”
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading ““Whence is that knocking?”
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading “The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.”
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading “It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.”
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading ““Whence is that knocking?”
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.
In this reading “It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.”
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the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
third-person singular of “appall” — strike with disgust or revulsion
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
aroused or activated
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
a natural or artificial enclosed space
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
a disorderly outburst or tumult
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Whence is that knocking?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading “Whence is that knocking?
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
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 The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
from a time in the past until now
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Whence is that knocking?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CHAMBER OF DEATH.
not usual or common or ordinary
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sleep of Eudora was deep, long and refreshing.
at the time that
From this reading It was late in the morning when she was awakened by the sound of an unusual commotion in the house.
an old word meaning “from where”
From this reading “Whence is that knocking?
in the company of; together with
From this reading How is’t with me since every noise appalls me?”
Chapter 9 of Allworth Abbey by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth holds 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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 9 holds 238 sentences of Allworth Abbey, unabridged, divided into 48 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 9 of Allworth Abbey by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 238 sentences, grouped into 48 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.
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