Chapter 15 of Autobiography of a Female Slave is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 15 of Autobiography of a Female Slave is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL. Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death. I spent them alone in the cabin. A strange kind of superstition took possession of me! The room was peopled with unearthly guests.
Chapter 15 of Autobiography of a Female Slave is here in full — 436 sentences across 88 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading “CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.”
the act of discovering something
From this reading “CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.”
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading “The room was peopled with unearthly guests.”
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading “Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.”
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading “Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.”
furnished with people
From this reading “The room was peopled with unearthly guests.”
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading “A strange kind of superstition took possession of me!”
concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
From this reading “The room was peopled with unearthly guests.”
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In this reading “A strange kind of superstition took possession of me!”
In this reading “I spent them alone in the cabin.”
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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 A strange kind of superstition took possession of me!
Having no one else present.
From this reading I spent them alone in the cabin.
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From this reading Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
small room on a ship or boat where people sleep
From this reading I spent them alone in the cabin.
plural of “consequence” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
the act of discovering something
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
plural of “guest” — a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading The room was peopled with unearthly guests.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I spent them alone in the cabin.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I spent them alone in the cabin.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading A strange kind of superstition took possession of me!
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
furnished with people
From this reading The room was peopled with unearthly guests.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading A strange kind of superstition took possession of me!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading The room was peopled with unearthly guests.
a male human offspring
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I spent them alone in the cabin.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading A strange kind of superstition took possession of me!
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.
an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
From this reading A strange kind of superstition took possession of me!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I spent them alone in the cabin.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading A strange kind of superstition took possession of me!
concerned with or affecting the spirit or soul
From this reading The room was peopled with unearthly guests.
precisely as stated
From this reading Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The room was peopled with unearthly guests.
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Very lonely to me were the nights that succeeded Amy's death.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The room was peopled with unearthly guests.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading CONVERSATION OF THE FATHER AND SON--THE DISCOVERY; ITS CONSEQUENCES--DEATH OF THE YOUNG AND BEAUTIFUL.
Chapter 15 of Autobiography of a Female Slave by Martha Griffith Browne holds 436 sentences, grouped into 88 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.
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