Chapter 16 of Autobiography of a Child is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 16 of Autobiography of a Child is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MY FIRST CONFESSION. The sequel is enfolded in mystery. Was I long unconscious? Was I long ill? Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?
Chapter 16 of Autobiography of a Child is here in full — 103 sentences across 21 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading “Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?”
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading “MY FIRST CONFESSION.”
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading “Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?”
held up in the air
From this reading “Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?”
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading “The sequel is enfolded in mystery.”
plural of “nun” — a woman religious
From this reading “Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?”
something that follows something else
From this reading “The sequel is enfolded in mystery.”
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading “Was I long unconscious?”
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experiencing a sudden sense of danger
From this reading Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading MY FIRST CONFESSION.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The sequel is enfolded in mystery.
a feeling of favorable regard
From this reading Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading MY FIRST CONFESSION.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Was I long unconscious?
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading Was I long ill?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The sequel is enfolded in mystery.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The sequel is enfolded in mystery.
held up in the air
From this reading Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?
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 Was I long unconscious?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY FIRST CONFESSION.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading The sequel is enfolded in mystery.
plural of “nun” — a woman religious
From this reading Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?
something that follows something else
From this reading The sequel is enfolded in mystery.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The sequel is enfolded in mystery.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading Was I long unconscious?
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Was there any voice among the alarmed nuns lifted in my favour?
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was I long unconscious?
Chapter 16 of Autobiography of a Child by Hannah Lynch holds 103 sentences, grouped into 21 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 16 holds 103 sentences of Autobiography of a Child, unabridged, divided into 21 reading sections.
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