Chapter 23 of Anne: A Novel is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
Chapter XXIII
Chapter 23 of Anne: A Novel is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
"When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,... How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,... ....it seems Ignoble to be alive!" --THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH. The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.
Chapter 23 of Anne: A Novel is here in full — 247 sentences across 50 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/49 · 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.
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading “--THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH.”
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
From this reading “....it seems Ignoble to be alive!"”
plural of “lagoon” — a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading “How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...”
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading “The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.”
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading “"When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...”
toward the south
From this reading “The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.”
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading “The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.”
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.
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.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading --THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH.
possessing life
From this reading ....it seems Ignoble to be alive!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
United States singer (1918-1990)
From this reading --THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading ....it seems Ignoble to be alive!"
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
absence of light or illumination
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
dearly loved
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
past form of “die” — pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose
From this reading ....it seems Ignoble to be alive!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading ....it seems Ignoble to be alive!"
plural of “lagoon” — a body of water cut off from a larger body by a reef of sand or coral
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
plural of “nurse” — one skilled in caring for young children or the sick (usually under the supervision of a physician)
From this reading The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.
a deep narrow steep-sided valley (especially one formed by running water)
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
To recall to mind.
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading ....it seems Ignoble to be alive!"
toward the south
From this reading The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
a boat propelled by a steam engine
From this reading The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.
plural of “stream” — a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
a portable shelter (usually of canvas stretched over supporting poles and fastened to the ground with ropes and pegs)
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
United States clockmaker who introduced mass production (1785-1859)
From this reading --THOMAS BAILEY ALDRICH.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading ....it seems Ignoble to be alive!"
familiar with many parts of the world
From this reading The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.
any of various kinds of wheeled vehicles drawn by an animal or a tractor
From this reading The three nurses travelled southward by railway, steamboat, and wagon.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading How their dear lives were spent By lone lagoons and streams, In the weary hospital tent,...
at the time that
From this reading "When we remember how they died-- In dark ravine and on the mountain-side,...
Chapter 23 of Anne: A Novel by Constance Fenimore Woolson holds 247 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.
Chapter 23 holds 247 sentences of Anne: A Novel, unabridged, divided into 50 reading sections.
This page carries chapter 23 of Anne: A Novel by Constance Fenimore Woolson exactly as it stands in the source edition, without abridgement. It runs to 247 sentences, grouped into 50 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 50 sections in order, replaying any sentence and tapping unfamiliar words for their entries.
Each of the 50 sections in this chapter is short enough to read once, hear once, and then re-read with the vocabulary in view. Tapping a word plays it alone and opens its dictionary entry with IPA, part of speech and meaning, so the reader is never forced to guess a pronunciation from spelling. Working section by section keeps a long chapter from becoming an undifferentiated wall of text, which is the usual reason a reader abandons a work of this period.
Yes — every sentence and every individual word in chapter 23 can be played aloud in United States English.
Audio covers the whole chapter: any sentence can be played, and any single word within it can be played on its own. The voice uses United States English. For a work of this period that matters, because spelling is an unreliable guide to pronunciation for vocabulary that has fallen out of daily use, and a learner who guesses wrong tends to keep the error. Hearing the word in its own sentence, and then alone, settles it.
Common questions about reading Anne: A Novel by Constance Fenimore Woolson on this page, its source edition and its audio.
Yes. All 10796 sentences of Project Gutenberg eBook #32707 are kept, with a record of which sentences cover which part.
Project Gutenberg eBook #32707, unabridged. The Project Gutenberg header, footer and licence are removed.
About 600 minutes of reading across 2160 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.
How to work through Anne: A Novel section by section, using the audio and the tap-to-define vocabulary.
Choose one of the 40 chapters of Anne: A Novel to begin.
Each section holds 5 sentences; read it once through.
Play the section aloud, then tap any unfamiliar word for its entry.
Words and structures a reader meets early in Anne: A Novel, each tappable for pronunciation and meaning.
