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Chapter 2 of As many as touched Him is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
JERRY'S TRIAL. WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room. She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step. The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words: "Oh, Ellen! at last!
Chapter 2 of As many as touched Him is here in full — 86 sentences across 18 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading “WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.”
move deeply
From this reading “The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:”
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading “The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:”
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “JERRY'S TRIAL.”
fasten with a latch
From this reading “She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step.”
a person suffering from an illness
From this reading “The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:”
the act of testing something
From this reading “JERRY'S TRIAL.”
on a floor above
From this reading “WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.”
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In this reading “WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.”
In this reading “WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.”
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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 WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
(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 WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
in a state of sleep
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
plural of “bed” — a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step.
move deeply
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step.
past form of “fear” — be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
past form of “greet” — express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
possessive form of “jerry” — offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading JERRY'S TRIAL.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
immediately past
From this reading "Oh, Ellen! at last!
fasten with a latch
From this reading She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step.
held up in the air
From this reading She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
engage in
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, Ellen! at last!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step.
a person suffering from an illness
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
the act of testing something
From this reading JERRY'S TRIAL.
on a floor above
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Ellen went upstairs to make the beds, she went first of all to a little room at the head of the stairs, known as Jerry's room.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She lifted the latch with a careful hand, and entered with a light step.
the words that are spoken
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The young sufferer she feared to disturb was not asleep, however, but greeted her with the words:
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